I have known Zoro the Drummer for over 20 My relationship with the church goes back years now. We met when he and I both were 15 years to when I first met Ray Johnston, its trying to help a fledgling drum magazine founder and lead pastor. After meeting Ray at There were many wonderful people who
called Stick It! The magazine didn’t last, but Mount Herman Family Camp, he invited me to became the wind beneath my wings and I am
our friendship did. He taught me a lot about one of the first Thrive Conferences at Bayside eternally grateful to each of them who played a
the drum culture. Adding to his status of where I met and played with Lincoln Brewster. pivotal role. In God’s eyes we are all a part of
world re-known drummer, Zoro is also an Throughout the years I continued to play there the same team. As long as each of us is faithful
instructor, author, speaker, pastor and one with Lincoln occasionally and speak at several to do our part we receive the equal credit,
very encouraging friend. He has toured with a of their Thrive Conferences. A few years ago, and are awarded the same Super Bowl ring
wide range of artists… from Frankie Valli & the my good friend singer/songwriter Bob Kilpatrick for the victory. Any of the positive impact I’m
Four Seasons to Lenny Kravitz, Bobby Brown, invited me to stay with him in Fair Oaks, able to have is the result of countless people
Lincoln Brewster and many others. another suburb of Sacramento near Bayside’s who have sown into me throughout my life. For
main campus in Roseville. During that time, I their efforts and faith I believe God makes direct
He has jammed with Stevie Wonder, Mick rekindled some of my Bayside friendships deposits into their heavenly account because
Jagger, and Steven Tyler, to name a few, and and developed new ones with some of their according to scripture, he sees all, and will
even traveled with Microsoft Co-Founder Paul leadership team. give to everyone according to what their deeds
Allen on the billionaire’s famed mega yacht,
me in support of the idea.
warrant.
The Octopus. Zoro’s iconic image is portrayed Over the last couple of years my visits became in three recent biopics: The New Edition Story more frequent and I played for Lincoln My goal is to far surpass whatever expectations
(2017); Whitney, a documentary on the life Brewster’s Acoustic Christmas tours for the anyone had of me. I do this by bringing more
of Whitney Houston (2018); and The Bobby past two years and spoke at a couple of their to the table than they imagined and I seek
Brown impeccably campuses. On one of my visits I had a divine to do this as a way of honoring their faith in
dressed, it is Zoro’s character though that really
Story
(2018).
Always
appointment with Mark and Gia Kramer, an me, and their trust in God’s promptings. I’ve
shines through when you meet him. He has a incredibly gracious and Godly couple who took always sought to be an asset, not a liability,
calling on his life from the Lord and it is evident an interest in my ministry work and got behind it to give more than I receive. This is my way of
in the way he walks it out daily. I believe it will with love, support, and prayer, and we became showing gratitude to them and to the Lord for
benefit you to get to know Zoro… so let’s dive friends. They believed in me and in the work the opportunity. President Theodore Roosevelt
right in. God called me to do whole-heartedly. It was once said, “Far and away the best prize that life
they who rallied behind the idea of bringing has to offer is the chance to work hard at work
[WM] Zoro, you have spent more than 35 me on staff at Bayside. Through their strategic worth doing.” For me there’s no better place
years drumming around the world with a variety efforts and prayers, God assembled a great than Bayside to do the work God has called
of musical icons. What led you to becoming group of Bayside leaders including Lincoln me to, and no better people to do it than with
a staff Pastor (and drummer at times, too) at Brewster, and supporters who came along side their staff, and those from the community who
Bayside Church in Roseville, CA? (Roseville is a
suburb of the greater Sacramento area)
[Zoro] In conjunction with my musical
endeavors, I’ve spent the last 25 years
ministering around the world in just about every
setting known to man, but have done so alone.
I always wanted to be part of a ministry where
I could offer up each of the gifts and talents
God has given me as part of a bigger picture.
I am a people person who enjoys collaborating
and I prayed for years to be part of something
special with people I would enjoy working with.
The same God who has directed my steps
throughout my life eventually granted me the
desires of my heart and led me to Bayside.
with Lincoln Brewster
August 2019
with Bob Kilpatrick and the Walkabout Drum
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