BIO: Pastor Darian Rains

Pastor Darian Rains is the founder and Lead Pastor of Your Place Church in Pryor, OK. After almost 20 years in supportive ministry God lead Darian to Launch Your Place Church in April of 2009. What started as a handful of family's in a local coffee shop now is a thriving community of believers with the same goal in mind, to Reach Connect and Equip the people in rural North East Oklahoma. “You can drive to any metro-community and find a life giving worship experience” says Darian “But few are bringing the ‘big-city’ experience to small town America” Pastor Darian is also very passionate for church planters and is coaching pastors all over the nation. Darian married his high school sweet heart in March 1993 and together they have 2 teenagers and 1 pre-teen who keeps them young and hip.

LIFE MOTTO: The pain of discipline is far less than the pain of regret THREE PEOPLE HE'D LIKE TO MEET: Chuck Norris Brian Houston Michael Weston HIS HERO: His Wife ONE OF HIS GREATEST EXPERIENCES WITH GOD: Receiving the call to ministry on a mission’s trip to the Navajo reservation in Arizona.

FAVORITES: Food: Anything grilled Snack Food: Flaming Hot Cheetos Movie: Disney's Mega Mind (full of one liners) Book: They’re are too many to list!! TV Show: Physic, , Royal Pains, , Suits (USA network) Musical Artists: YPC worship team Season: Fall Place in the World: On the beach Place to Pray: On the beach Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Water Sports Scripture: Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things-and the things that are not-to nullify the things that are, (1 Corinthians 1:26-28 NIV) Sports Team: Pryor Tigers

LEAST FAVORITE: Food: Beef stew Snack Food: Pretzels and popcorn (how can anyone eat those) Season: Winter Place in the World: Hell