My Story
If you're looking for a dramatic Damascus Road story, I should probably disappoint you up front—you won't find one here. My path into pastoral ministry was less like a lightning bolt and more like a slow sunrise.
It began with faithful men who invested in me when I was young in the faith. It grew through years of serving in youth ministry—walking with teenagers through confusion, sin, growth, and all the instability that comes with adolescence. It deepened through opportunities to preach that honestly scared me, but also clarified what the Lord seemed to be doing.
Somewhere along the way, I realized: this isn't just what I do. It's how God has wired me to serve His church.
And even that is a testimony to God's sovereignty.
Family
Kara and I were married in January 2009. She has been my partner in ministry and in the beautiful chaos of our home ever since. She's not a prop in the background of church life—she's a faithful, steady help to me and, in many ways, the administrative backbone of what we do.
We have six daughters. Yes, six.
Our house is loud, rarely spotless, and usually full of people, laundry, questions, and activity. It's not polished, but it is a kindness from the Lord.
Family as Ministry
One thing the Lord has pressed on me over the years is this: family ministry doesn't begin at church. It begins at home.
If a man is going to help shepherd God's people, he has to give faithful attention to the people under his own roof. That's not a side issue—it is pastoral ministry. First Timothy 3 makes that plain enough.
So we've tried to live with an open home. Sunday lunches, Bible studies, counseling conversations, families gathered around the table—these things haven't been interruptions to ministry. They have been ministry.
What I Believe
The Gospel
Jesus Christ—the eternal Son of God—lived the righteous life I could never live, died the death I deserved, and rose again on the third day in victory over sin and death. Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
The Scriptures
The Bible is God's Word—inspired, inerrant, and sufficient. It doesn't need my creativity to make it powerful. It needs to be opened, read, explained, and trusted. That's why I believe in expositional preaching. The text sets the agenda—not the preacher.
The Local Church
The church is not a building, and it is not a religious vendor of spiritual goods. It is Christ's body, and God's ordinary means for making disciples in this age. A healthy church will be marked by biblical preaching, sound doctrine, a clear gospel, meaningful membership, loving discipline, intentional discipleship, evangelism, and qualified leadership. None of that is flashy. It is simply God's wise design.
The Christian Life
The Christian life is a life of growing holiness by God's grace through the ordinary means of grace—His Word, prayer, and the sacraments in the context of the local church. And it is not meant to be lived alone.