About
Tim Byrne, one of the pioneers in skateboard ministry has been traveling and sharing the Gospel for 10yrs. After his radical salvation in 2000, Tim joined Manna Skateboards, which was the first company to book and market a skateboard company to the Christian public. While this was a new concept, God used this ministry in a big way. The tours in the early 2000’s would often place these skaters with the top Christian artists such as Pillar, Newsboys, TobyMac, POD, Skillet, Kutless, etc.
“We toured all the major festivals and a lot in between,” says Byrne.
Within a year of joining Manna Tim turned pro and placed in the top 5 in the world at his first Pro Freestyle contest! Things were moving fast with a lot of opportunities to do many things. Tim’s focus was not to be glorified, but to see people come to know Jesus and to share the love that changed his life forever.
In 2003 Tim met his wife Liz and moved to Portland, OR to work for Luis Palau’s action sports ministry Livin It. Livin It combined actor Stephen Baldwin and some of the top skateboarders (including Tim) and BMX riders in the action sports industry who loved Jesus. The DVD flew off the shelves and distributed over a 100,000 copies in the first year. Media coverage spread fast ranging from Fox news, People Magazine and GQ as well as almost every Christian publication known to man. Livin It was everywhere and led to more opportunities to share Jesus.
During this time Tim felt God’s calling to travel individually and share the gospel. Tim was blessed with the opportunity in his first year as a solo artist to skate and share in front of 20,000 people at Willowcreek Community Church in Illinois with Stephen Baldwin and to meet Pastor Bill Hybels.
As Tim says, “when you’re by yourself skating on stage in front of that many people who know hardly anything about skateboarding you can get a little freaked out. I shared as a reminder on how God chooses the foolish things of the world for His divine purpose and glory out of 1 Corinthians.”
The past 10 years Tim has had the privilege to see hundreds of 1000’s come to Jesus and share the gospel in nearly every state in the U.S. as well as overseas. Today Tim is on the forefront as a speaker and pro skater to a world that needs Jesus, he has partnered with Reach Your City in Nashville who helps connect him with local churches trying to reach their communities for Christ. Tim is also part of the Luis Palau NGA Alliance. Tim and his wife Liz are both involved in full time ministry at home in Portland, Oregon.
- Sponsors:
- Untitled Skateboards, Jedidiah, Tracker Trucks and Skate Legion
