";s:4:"text";s:4741:" Darrin Patrick (December 4, 1970 – May 7, 2020) was an American author and teaching pastor at Seacoast Church in Charleston, South Carolina.He was a pastor of The Journey, a megachurch in St. Louis, Missouri, which he founded in 2002.He served as the chaplain to the St. Louis Cardinals and was the author of several books. “It’s so subtle; I am trying to influence people for the gospel — you have to have a social media presence, you have to speak at conferences.”Patrick said he eventually became isolated from many of his friends when he was pastoring Journey Church.“I stopped pursuing friendships,” he said. And friends and colleagues today are reeling from his sudden death. 15K likes. He was a gift to us and we are thankful for the time the Lord gave him to us. Subscribers receive full access to the archives. They both preached about depression and mental health.In part as a response to Wilson’s death, evangelical leaders filled a sold-out auditorium in December at the Billy Graham Center for a one-day summit focusing on clergy burnout and mental health.Among the speakers was Saddleback Church senior pastor Rick Warren, whose son, Matthew, died by suicide in 2013 after a long battle with depression. Warren said he also experienced mental illness as a young pastor. The stress of ministry mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually is ever-present.”Patrick is survived by his wife Amie and four children: Glory, Grace, Drew and Delainey.Pastor Darrin death came as a shock as he had posted on his Darrin Patrick (born December 4, 1970) is an American author and former pastor of The Journey, a megachurch in St. Louis, Missouri, which he founded in 2002.He served as the chaplain to the St. Louis Cardinals and is the author of several books. They try to keep up appearances, he said, and try to handle their struggles on their own.Patrick’s death follows a number of high-profile suicides among pastors, including two from California.Jarrid Wilson, a 30-year-old pastor at megachurch Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, died by suicide in September 2019, and 30-year-old Andrew Stoecklein, a pastor at Indian Hills Church in Chino, in August 2018. He founded megachurch The Journey in St. Louis, MO and was former Vice President of the Acts 29 Network.
Elders cite "pain and broken trust" as the church launches a new investigation of son's volunteer work with children. Darrin had a gift for teaching the Word and a heart for encouraging other pastors.God allowed Seacoast to be a part of Darrin’s story in a time when he needed a family.
“I still call it ‘the Darrin question.’”Recently, Oesch said he was watching a Journey member’s backyard concert on Instagram—as has become popular during this time of social distancing—when he saw that Patrick had also tuned in. This loss is a heavy one for Seacoast and we are going to feel it for a long time.