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Mick Antanaitis
World Outreach Pastor/Pastoral Leadership Team
(615) 256-2123, ext. 211
michaela@belmont.org

Occupation(s): (1) Pastor of World Outreach at Belmont since 1989. (2) Family Practice Physician Assistant since 1980.

Education: (1) Undergraduate degree at Yale University with double concentrations in African Studies and pre-med. (2) Graduate work in Theology at Cincinnati Christian Seminary. (3) Medical training at Bowman Gray Medical School.

Family: Married to Diana (Caplinger) Antanaitis in 1973. Children: Sarah (married in 2005 to Edymar Penagos), Isaac (married in 2004 to Juli Santmier) and Micah (currently a student at Milligan College).

Hobbies: Reading, cooking, porch-sitting in a rocking chair with a good book.

Likes: My family. International affairs, cultures, cuisines and music. Cool weather. The outdoors. Sports. Early mornings. Studying history. Travel. Solitude. Being in medicine. Being in ministry. Missionaries and other Kingdom advancers. God’s truth and grace.

Dislikes: Tight spaces, whining and grumbling, humidity.

Favorites….
Scripture: (1) Isaiah 32:8 – “The noble man makes noble plans, and by noble deeds he stands.” (2) Acts 1:8 – “And you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”  (3) Ephesians 2:10 – “For we are God’s poetry, created in Christ Jesus, to do good works, which He prepared in advance for us to walk into.”
Books: Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis,  Eternity In Their Hearts by Don Richardson, Brutchko by Bruce Olsen
Movies: It’s a Wonderful Life, Hoosiers, Chariots of Fire.
Albums: Celtic Music, Simon & Garfunkle, Albino Montessci
Websites: Sports sites, Wikipedia, Weatherunderground.com
Quote: (1) Winston Churchill – “A man makes a living by what he earns; he makes a life by what he gives.” (2) Helen Keller – "I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty and joy to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble."

Stuart Stokes
World Outreach Associate Pastor
(615) 256-2123, ext. 305
stuarts@belmont.org