Erik Reed

Erik is the Lead Pastor and an elder of The Journey Church. He has the overall responsibility of all operational aspects and preaching at The Journey Church. Erik also is a published writer with many studies published in Lifeway's Threads Division used across the country and is the co-author, along with Robbie Cheuvront, of "The Guardian", a Christian-fiction novel to be releasing September 1st, 2011 by Barbour Books.

Erik is a veteran of the US Army. He was a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division and served his country from 1999-2003.

Erik and wife Katrina have two children, Kaleb and Kaleigh. Erik is a graduate of Western Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Religious Studies degree. Erik attends Southern Seminary in Louisville and his finishing up work on working on a Masters of Divinity