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Sheep and Goats: King's Cross Church
"Our mission is to be a church family on a mission with Jesus."
King’s Cross Church
Contact: 4747 Soledad Mountain Rd, San Diego 858-999-0117 www.kingscrosschurch.us
Denomination: Southern Baptist
Membership: 200 (Attendance: 250-300)
Pastor: Daniel Bos
Age: 47
Born: Holland, MI
Formation: Hope College, Holland, MI; Point Loma Nazarene University
Years Ordained: 4
San Diego Reader: What’s your main concern as a member of the clergy?
Pastor Daniel Bos: How do we keep integrity in our doctrine and beliefs? But also, how do we not get so wrapped up in our doctrine that we forget how to live the right way as Jesus wants us to? It’s easy to fall into one or the other. It’s either only about what you believe without paying attention to how you’re living, or it’s only about what you do without paying attention to what you believe. Doctrine determines and informs how we’re going to live; but we don’t want to get so wrapped up in having the right beliefs that we neglect living and loving people the way Jesus did.
SDR: Why did you become a minister?
PB: In the 1990s at Hope College, there was a revival before I attended. That revival spilled over into campus life. There was a vibrant worshipping community at the college I went to — we had a chapel service three or four times a week. I feel that God used that to call me deeper into my own relationship to him. He also called me back to himself; in high school, I was only interested in having fun, and so I walked away from my faith. When I went back to college, I returned to God and my faith. Slowly, then, I began to get involved in music in worship. Then over the last ten years, I felt a call to pastoral ministry — not just using music to lead others and leading music on Sundays, but also caring more about where people are in their walk with the Lord.
SDR: What’s the mission of your church?
PB: Our mission is to be a church family on a mission with Jesus. Our mission is taken from the Great Commission in the Gospel of Matthew to go and make disciples of all nations. The family part of the mission has been a big part of how we try to live out our faith. We don’t just make disciples “out there,” but also among family members, to make sure that we take care of one another. Community groups are a huge part of our church, and we try to push anyone who is a part of our church to get involved in these community groups — which are a once-a-week meeting at our homes to study the scriptures we studied on Sunday at church.
SDR: Where do you go when you die?
PB: There’s either heaven or hell. I’m not sure I would say that’s an immediate thing, however. I was reading not too long ago something about Purgatory and the Biblical context for it. I thought it was interesting. But ultimately, there is salvation in Jesus and rejecting Jesus means separation from him, not only on this earth, but eternally. That would be hell. I don’t know what heaven will be like, but I do know it is a nearness to God; that’s the beautiful fulfilment of every desire humans have. As for Purgatory, after we die, maybe there’s more work God wants to do with us before we’re in his presence. But who goes to heaven or hell is not based on anything we can do, checking the right boxes or that kind of thing. Rather, Jesus teaches us that we must come to him in humble faith. Only through faith in Jesus are we forgiven and saved.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Sheep and Goats: King's Cross Church
"Our mission is to be a church family on a mission with Jesus."
Sheep and Goats: King's Cross Church
"Our mission is to be a church family on a mission with Jesus."
King’s Cross Church
Contact: 4747 Soledad Mountain Rd, San Diego 858-999-0117 www.kingscrosschurch.us
Denomination: Southern Baptist
Membership: 200 (Attendance: 250-300)
Pastor: Daniel Bos
Age: 47
Born: Holland, MI
Formation: Hope College, Holland, MI; Point Loma Nazarene University
Years Ordained: 4
San Diego Reader: What’s your main concern as a member of the clergy?
Pastor Daniel Bos: How do we keep integrity in our doctrine and beliefs? But also, how do we not get so wrapped up in our doctrine that we forget how to live the right way as Jesus wants us to? It’s easy to fall into one or the other. It’s either only about what you believe without paying attention to how you’re living, or it’s only about what you do without paying attention to what you believe. Doctrine determines and informs how we’re going to live; but we don’t want to get so wrapped up in having the right beliefs that we neglect living and loving people the way Jesus did.
SDR: Why did you become a minister?
PB: In the 1990s at Hope College, there was a revival before I attended. That revival spilled over into campus life. There was a vibrant worshipping community at the college I went to — we had a chapel service three or four times a week. I feel that God used that to call me deeper into my own relationship to him. He also called me back to himself; in high school, I was only interested in having fun, and so I walked away from my faith. When I went back to college, I returned to God and my faith. Slowly, then, I began to get involved in music in worship. Then over the last ten years, I felt a call to pastoral ministry — not just using music to lead others and leading music on Sundays, but also caring more about where people are in their walk with the Lord.
SDR: What’s the mission of your church?
PB: Our mission is to be a church family on a mission with Jesus. Our mission is taken from the Great Commission in the Gospel of Matthew to go and make disciples of all nations. The family part of the mission has been a big part of how we try to live out our faith. We don’t just make disciples “out there,” but also among family members, to make sure that we take care of one another. Community groups are a huge part of our church, and we try to push anyone who is a part of our church to get involved in these community groups — which are a once-a-week meeting at our homes to study the scriptures we studied on Sunday at church.
SDR: Where do you go when you die?
PB: There’s either heaven or hell. I’m not sure I would say that’s an immediate thing, however. I was reading not too long ago something about Purgatory and the Biblical context for it. I thought it was interesting. But ultimately, there is salvation in Jesus and rejecting Jesus means separation from him, not only on this earth, but eternally. That would be hell. I don’t know what heaven will be like, but I do know it is a nearness to God; that’s the beautiful fulfilment of every desire humans have. As for Purgatory, after we die, maybe there’s more work God wants to do with us before we’re in his presence. But who goes to heaven or hell is not based on anything we can do, checking the right boxes or that kind of thing. Rather, Jesus teaches us that we must come to him in humble faith. Only through faith in Jesus are we forgiven and saved.
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