BERTO

The only thing that matters about me… is that I don’t matter. Who I am, where I’ve been, what I’ve accomplished—it’s all meaningless unless my life reflects the image of Christ.

But if you must know something about me, let it be this: I was born in darkness. Not just around it—in it. My family tree was tangled in drug-dealing, alcoholism, witchcraft, sexual abuse, poverty, and pride. The neighborhoods I came up in were soaked in violence, rage, and brokenness. 

 

I wasn’t taught how to become a man of God.

I was taught how to survive.

 

Depression set in young. Suicide followed close behind. I searched for identity in whatever dulled the pain: drinking, occasional drugs, even exploring homosexuality. All of it was a mask, because deep down, I hated what I was becoming. I didn’t want to be like my family. I didn’t want to be like the streets. But I didn’t know who else to be.

 

And then God interrupted my plans to die.

 

A man I barely knew looked me in the eye and said, “Aren’t you tired?” He wasn’t talking about my body—he was talking about my soul. And that conversation cracked the door open to something I’d never known before: A God who loved me more than His own Son. I didn’t bow my head. I didn’t repeat a prayer. I just walked into my room, opened my Bible, and landed on Psalm 30. Verse 5 hit me like a lightning bolt: “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.”

So I made a plea to God. I told Him, “If You’re real, if this Word is true, then tomorrow, let me wake up with joy. Otherwise, I’m gone.” That was in 2003 And every morning since, joy has come.

 

My Theology

 

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.”

This is not just a verse to me. It’s the foundation of everything I believe. It’s the lens I use to interpret scripture. And it’s the spirit I live by—Power. Love. Sound Mind.

For over 20 years, I searched the scriptures. I tested them in real life. And what I found was not what I expected. 

I found a church that didn’t reflect the God of the Bible. I visited over 40 churches across the country—different cultures, different denominations, same broken pattern. I saw a church that blamed the devil for everything but took responsibility for nothing. A church clinging to man-made traditions, preaching them as if they were the commandments of God. A church that forgot about the ethics, the morals, and the character of the God they claimed to serve. Most of all, I saw a church that didn’t understand why the Word had to become flesh. Why Jesus had to die.

 

Worship became a show. Bands turned into theaters of emotional validation.

Pastors became brands. They stopped chasing the one and started chasing the crowd.

Apostles started measuring ROI instead of soul restoration.

Teachers lost the weight of their responsibility and only taught what pleased the mind.

Evangelists walked in fear of the world while masking it as pride and boldness.

 

And in the middle of it all, God’s Spirit was being misrepresented.

 

So I prayed: “God, where do I go to find Your truth? Where do I take the people I love?” But instead of giving me a place—He gave me a calling. God began revealing lesson plans. A roadmap. A way to bring people back to Him—not through religion, but through relationship. Not through noise, but through divine truth. He showed me how many others have seen what I’ve seen. People hurt by church. People overlooked. People still yearning for the real God—the Father of Lights. People craving true spirituality without the gimmicks, the theater, or the manipulation. 

 

So I teach people how to restore their spirits back to Him through Christ.

How to strip away religion and embrace identity.

How to prepare for spiritual warfare.

How to walk in Power because we believe.

How to Love as He loved.

And how to live with a Sound Mind, a conscience free from darkness.

 

This is the foundation.

This is my theology.

This is Restore.

 

My Passion

 

My passion is simple...Truth.

 

When I first got saved, I had a raw conversation with God. I told Him, “I don’t care about signs. I don’t need wonders. I’m not chasing miracles. Just give me the truth—because if the truth sets me free, then that’s all I want. To me, nothing is more valuable.

Not hype.

Not emotion.

Not tradition.

 

I wanted truth about what it really means to be saved. Truth about righteousness. Truth in scripture. Truth about God’s character—His real love, not the love filtered through religion or performance. I’ve spent years pursuing that truth. And now, my deepest desire is to help others escape the grip of religion and cultural traditions that twist who God really is. I want people to see the freedom, the authority, and the transformation that comes from true belief in Christ. I want you to finally get answers to the why’s that religion keeps avoiding.

To know what it really means to be restored.

To not just learn about God…but to know Him.

 

My Calling

 

I believe in the Five-Fold Ministry. But I also believe that many people have been misled or mistaught about what that truly means. If you choose to walk this journey with us, I will help you understand each of these divine Administrations. Not just the titles—but the identity, the character, and the spiritual weight behind each role. And I’ll help you begin to see where God wants to place you in that design.

 

As for me—my calling is simple. I’m a teacher. That’s it.

I am not a pastor. God has not equipped my character with the nurturing, patient, and deeply emotional capacity required to shepherd people through the high and low seasons of life. That kind of care is sacred. And I advise all our members to seek out a Pastor who holds this role sacred. Not hirelings, but those called by God to carry on this sanctity. But it is not my role. What I can do is teach.

I can give you scripture to carry through the valley.

I can help you understand what the Word really says—not what tradition or religion has twisted it to mean. I can expose the difference between human instruction and divine commandment. I can challenge your assumptions, awaken your spirit, and help restore your spiritual identity piece by piece—through the truth of God’s Word.

 

God has also given me the vision and prophetic blueprint for what Restore is meant to be. He laid the foundation of our identity. And everything we build here will be rooted in that identity—unfiltered, unwatered, and uncompromised.

 

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If you’ve made it this far, maybe this is where your journey begins.

 

Not a church.

Not a brand.

But a restoration.

 

A return to who you were before the world defined you.

A rediscovery of the God who’s been calling you—maybe your whole life.

So here’s the only question that matters now:

 

Are you ready to be restored?