The albatross and the whales they are my brothers……the journey from my roots on the west coast of southern California to the Midwest has been a great adventure that sums up my life so far. It started with my own response as a little punk to the plea of a young pastor who said, “If you don’t want to go to hell raise your hand!” 40 years later, after coming to know Christ, having served for 20 years in 2 different churches, then 9 more in Short Term Missions with ReachGlobal-the international missions arm of the EFCA, God has led us “full circle” back into local church ministry here in Menomonie, WI.

A graduate of BIOLA University and Talbot Seminary my love for scripture and passion to communicate God’s Word has fueled all of the ministries that we have served in. In addition to the many hats I have worn in “vocational ministry,” I have been blessed to have spent a significant span of time working internationally with brothers and sisters in Christ from a wide variety of ethnic heritages. Each time I travel internationally 3 things change in my noggin; my view of scripture, my view of the church and my view of God. Not because they change, but because God changes me.
As a pastor I have 4 primary equipping roles;

• Communicating the full council of God
• Developing, empowering and releasing leaders and others to serve
• Developing and shepherding small groups within our church
• Shepherding our church to reach out to those who don’t know Christ

I love people and would love to get to know you and see if there is anything I can do to help you grow in your love relationship with Christ. Feel free to give me a call or shoot me a note if I can lend a hand.