{"id":16,"name":"Norm Derkson","url":"http:\/\/www.christiangrandparentingnetwork.ca","description":"Norm serves as the lead pastor of First Baptist Church Calgary and is marked by a genuine love for Christ and shepherding His church. He is passionate about God\u2019s word, the Bible, and is committed to be faithful in preaching, teaching, leadership and discipleship.\r\n\r\nHis life and ministry manifest the understanding that the Gospel of Grace declares Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. One of his favorite verses in the Bible is: 1 Corinthians 15:10 \u201cBy the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.\u201d  \r\n\r\nNorm, along with his wife Leona, live in the downtown core (Beltline) and are seeking to evidence the love of Christ to those around them. They have three adult children who, according to Norm and Leona, have all married wonderful spouses. They are grandparents to one with another grandchild arriving in May 2021. Norm also enjoys fly-fishing, running, reading and coffee.","link":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/es\/author\/nderkson\/","slug":"nderkson","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8072ba3d11538a913c9b1e1c1a3ef78f2ae7cd3a65191c34642fd4ee2589c755?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8072ba3d11538a913c9b1e1c1a3ef78f2ae7cd3a65191c34642fd4ee2589c755?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8072ba3d11538a913c9b1e1c1a3ef78f2ae7cd3a65191c34642fd4ee2589c755?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"acf":[],"simple_local_avatar":{"media_id":923,"full":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-Norm-Derksen.jpg","blog_id":1,"192":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-Norm-Derksen-192x192.jpg","96":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-Norm-Derksen-96x96.jpg","64":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-Norm-Derksen-64x64.jpg","32":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-Norm-Derksen-32x32.jpg","300":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-Norm-Derksen-300x300.jpg","24":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-Norm-Derksen-24x24.jpg","48":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-Norm-Derksen-48x48.jpg"},"elementor_introduction":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legacycoalition.ca\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}