Skate Board Champ - Drugs + Jesus = Pastor Jay Haizlip
- S5E195
- 1:01:09
- January 18th 2024
Jay Haizlip is the Founder and Lead Pastor of The Sanctuary in Orange County, CA.
Jay was once a professional vertical skateboarder. He was the first skateboarder to ride for Vision Skateboards. Known as Jay “Alabamy”, he gained respect and celebrity status for his aggressive style in pool skating. He also developed a drug addiction.
With over 20 years in leadership and ministry experience, Pastor Jay continues to preach a powerful message of hope, purpose and passion in Christ.
Pastor Jay has appeared on TBN’s Praise the Lord, The 700 Club, and in James Dobson’s Focus on The Family publications. He has also made appearances on The REAL, The Arsenio Hall Show, Extra TV, omg! Insider, MSNBC, BET, The Wendy Williams Show, and various radio programs. Pastor Jay starred in the UPRISING reality series as well as the Oxygen Network’s docu-series titled PREACHERS OF L.A.
Pastor Jay and Christy reside in Newport Beach and have three children.
Laughter for All Podcast with Comedian Nazareth
The Laughter for All Podcast is for people who appreciate funny clean comedy. It’s for those who want some Good Medicine, encouragement and inspiration.
You will Laugh, be Entertained and Encouraged
Each Tuesday, Join Comedian Nazareth as he welcomes Comedians, Artists, Musicians, Pastors, Leaders and other interesting people to entertain and encourage you. https://www.nazarethusa.com/
Nazareth’s Comedy has reached millions on television broadcasts as varied on Comedy Central, ABC Family, NBC Nightly Newsand more. Churches number among Nazareth’s favorite venues. Tough audience? No problem – Nazareth has entertained congressmen, IRS agents, death-row inmates, and leaders of America’s top corporations.
Nazareth – yes, that's his real name – was born the youngest of three brothers in Jesus' hometown.
After years in Hollywood sharing the stage with comedians like Chris Rock, Adam Sandler and Kevin James and a promised Sitcom, Nazareth decides to accept the claims of Jesus Christ and leaves Hollywood to use his comedy for the Kingdom.
The New York Times reported about one of his performances saying, “The show had the audience convulsing.”
He is proud to be American. But most of all, comedy opens even the toughest audiences to hear the Good News that transformed his life. The 300-member Christian Comedy Association voted him its president for few years.
A Comedian by profession but an Evangelist at heart, Nazareth witnessed thousands of First-Time commitments to Christ following the invitation he offers towards the end of his comedy shows. His Laughter for All Outreaches at stadiums and arenas around the Country has brought laughter, Encouragement and Hope to Under-resourced people in hurting communities around the US.
Nazareth has helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for Crisis Pregnancy Centers and other non-profit organizations around the United States. He takes pride in the opportunity he has in bringing relief to our men and women in the Armed Forces in the U.S. and Germany. One of the roles that he takes great Joy in is being a director for a ministry that supports Christians in the Gaza Strip.
Added to that joy, is his role as co-founder of a ministry that reaches out to thousands of refugees fleeing Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Iran to find refuge in Southern California.
Nazareth is also an author. He wrote several books. One is called: “You’re So Funny Daddy – Learning How To Communicate With Your Children Using Humor.” Where he encourages parents to use humor instead of stress at home. He gives the reader over 50 ideas of how to bring laughter and joy into the home.
His latest book is called: “Hope In 24 Hours – Your Situation Can Change For The Better.”
Nazareth has a weekly Podcast called: “Laughter for All Podcast” as well as a Nightly show on Facebook called: “Live with Naz – Quarantining in Corona” where he encourages the audience to become the comedians.
Though he has the title of an award-winning comedian, his greatest credit is having the role as husband and father. Nazareth has been happily wed to his bride for over 24 years and is a father of 3 children. They reside in Southern California.
