Our family and I invite you to join us on May 29th for John’s one year memorial open house. Come by our house any time that day for some fellowship and sharing memories and laughs and hugs. All the details came together for John’s head stone. Check out my vlog adventure to get the boulders ..read more

It has been 8 months since John’s death. It has been so hard to live without him. Here is a video I did recently for The Veterans United blog on faith. May it encourage you ..read more

It has been over three months since John's passing. Life has been hard and crazy these past few months. A few events include Than getting married, Caleb and Renée having a baby, and The Rock Campus Church continue to thrive in the absence of John ..read more

One of John's good friends, Doug Reynolds, shares his story with John of how he came to faith in Jesus. This was just days before John's passing and he was so encouraged to hear Doug's story ..read more

“One of our greatest struggles may be our self-sufficiency. Many of us have so much that we have not learned a dependent life style on Jesus. I want to invite you to ask, 'how have I become self-reliant?'“ -John Drage ..read more

We remember John, as he has passed 3 weeks ago. We have a few more videos that John and Josh shot over the final months that we are excited to share with you over the next few weeks. John had such a passion for life and it is evident in these videos. We miss him so much and it is still so painful to live in a reality without him. When we come into relationship with Jesus we die to ourselves. We have an exchanged life when we accept the gift of life that Jesus offers. It is not us who continue to live, but Jesus inside of us. "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ l ..read more

What do we do with our pain from John’s passing? It’s painful for us all. Let’s continue walking together on this journey ..read more

John was buried in Columbia Cemetery on June 2, 2020 by his best friends and family. We gathered together to pay tribute to his memory and the work of Christ in his life. We will see you soon, John ..read more

Memorial service at The Crossing Church on June 2, 2020 for John Drage. We honor John who was a husband, father, pastor, and friend to thousands. His legacy for Christ will never be forgotten ..read more

John Drage, who pastored a church for college students on the University of Missouri campus for 30 years, died Friday at his home in Columbia, after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. He was 53.  Drage was diagnosed with glioblastoma in February 2019. The aggressive cancer took a toll on his body, but he carried a message of hope and faith into his final days, sharing videos and stories of his cancer journey on his website, johndrage.com.  Drage was pastor at The Rock Campus Church, which he helped start in the fall of 2000. He also served in several leadership capacities with Rel ..read more