Pastor Joey had the privilege of teaching at the African Calvary Chapel Pastor’s Conference in Mid-October 2010. During this trip he held Surf Clinics in Cape Town area, Jeffery’s Bay. He was able to premier the movie “Beyond The Dream” in Cape Town, Jeffry’s Bay. All the ministries were extremely fruitful as new friendships were made, great surf was had, and God’s Kingdom was advanced. It’s Joey’s desire to go back to South Africa next year to follow up on the ministry from this trip, and to step out into new and other ministry opportunities. Click on the thumbnail to view some photos that captured the Beyond the Dream Tour in South Africa:

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Ministry History Photo Gallery

Joey Buran responded to God's call for ministry in his life back in 1988 when he became an intern pastor at Calvary Chapel Vista in San Diego County. Three years later, in the spring of 1991, with the support and encouragement of his Senior Pastor Brian Brodersen, Joey, his wife Jennifer, and their first child, Hannah moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia to start a new Calvary Chapel. Over the next four years while ministering in Virginia, the Buran family would grow with the addition of their second daughter Leah and first son Timothy. In the spring of 1995, the family moved to Burlington, Vermont to start another new Calvary Chapel. By 1997 they were back in California, where Joey became immersed in evangelism and other ministry as an itinerate pastor. It was during this time that their second son and final child Luke was born. In January of 2000, Joey was invited to come on staff at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. Over the next five years he would oversee the Worship Generation ministry, as well as extensive guest speaking and outreach ministry, primarily amongst youth, throughout the United States. Beyond his 20 years of pastoral service, Joey has a long and varied relationship with the sport of surfing, and its culture worldwide. From 1978 – 1984, prior to committing his life to Jesus Christ, Joey was California’s top ranked pro surfer. During this time, he was known as the “California Kid” and won numerous professional events including surfing’s most prestigious contest, the Pipeline Masters, in 1984. During the late 1990’s, he worked for the well known surf company Billabong, where he managed and coached their top amateur team riders. In August of 2007, Joey accepted the position as Head Coach of the USA Surf Team. Currently he continues on in this role overseeing the Junior Team, and the Pro Team in training and competing in international competitions. In the autumn of 2008, Worship Generation, in conjunction with Walking on Water ministries, finished the surf movie Beyond the Dream, a one hour documentary of Joey’s life story. This movie will be a major part of Worship Generation outreach in the United States and internationally over the next few years.

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