Nate Heitzig's Biography
Nathan Heitzig was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and was raised there for the majority of his youth. He grew up as a pastor’s kid, went to church weekly, and always assumed he was a Christian because of that. By the time he entered high school, church and God was no longer fun but rather a chore. He would go to church and put on the Christian mask, but it lacked meaning. Little did he know that soon God would get his attention and he would never be the same.
One summer Nathan had the chance to go on a missions trip to Scotland. It seemed like a fun trip, so he decided to go. While attending a training camp in Murrieta, California, he was encouraged by longtime friend and mentor Levi Lusko to stop living a lukewarm life and be filled with the Spirit. It was during this time that Nathan truly felt the joy of the Lord in his life, and from that point he was hooked. Several years later he moved to Orange County, California, where he graduated from Calvary Chapel High School and attended Saddleback College. During this time he volunteered as an assistant to the high school ministry until Levi Lusko, then a pastor on staff, offered him a full-time position. During that year and a half Nathan learned more then he could have ever expected, as he was given opportunities to teach the students and lead various youth retreats and missions trips. In August 2005, Nathan had a chance to go to India to speak at churches and colleges across the country; it was truly a life-changing trip.
In December 2006, Nathan felt the Lord calling him back to his hometown to take a position as assistant high school youth pastor for Vertical Student Ministries. After serving as the assistant for eight months he was offered the position of high school youth pastor, where he currently teaches weekly on Saturday nights and enjoys ministering to students in a variety of ways. He enjoys snowboarding, surfing, bicycling, and teaching through the Word of God. As he looks back on all that God has done, he is thrilled to see what the Lord has in store for the future. “Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth.” (Ecclesiastes 12:1)