The pandemic changed the world. We now live in the new Wild West—chaotic times bursting with danger and opportunity. Your old life doesn’t exist anymore. Men who settle for a tame existence and try to hold on to the old status quo, will be left behind. Our new world needs adventurous leaders who understand the times, trust God, and slay giants.

Justin Buzzard is a Silicon Valley pastor and author with a passion to help men thrive and make a difference in a world that’s confused about what manhood means. Our disoriented culture needs a few million good men—men of desire, men who adventure with the BIG God of the Bible, men of friendship and fun, men who steward finances well—men who risk instead of rust. The path forward is not a linear arrow up and to the right (↗), but the adventurous and transformative Ⓙ-Curve of death and resurrection. You have two options: Risk, or Rust.

Justin is founder and Lead Pastor of Garden City, a church that exists to be a counterculture to the pressure, loneliness, and consumerism of Silicon Valley (starting this venture was a big Risk or Rust moment in Justin’s life). Justin is also the author of several best selling books. A 5th-generation Californian, Justin’s home is Silicon Valley, where he lives with his beautiful wife of 21 years, Taylor, their three sons, great neighbors, and a squad of friends.

Justin received his B.A. in Communication Studies from Westmont College in 2000, and his M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2005. Justin is also alumni of Fellowship Associates’ authentic manhood and church planting residency (class of 2011), alumni of Crosspoint’s Soul Care Journey (2015-2016), and works extensively with pastors throughout the Bay Area through Transforming the Bay with Christ.

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