Lead Pastor

Tidbits You Might Be Interested in:

Is there really anything people might be interested in? I grew up in Arizona and miss Spring Training in the worst of ways. Went to college in So. Cal., where I met my wife, Leslie. We have five boys and no we are not going to try for a girl. I spent 14 incredible years working at Central Christian Church in Mesa, AZ (6 years as College Pastor, 4 years as Student Ministry Pastor, 4 years leading the Worship Team). Never dreamed of planting a new church, but here I am…God has His ways of getting our attention.

Stuff You Might Not Be Interested In:

• I was at Game 1 of the 1988 World Series (Where Kirk Gibson hit the 9th inning home run)
• I was at Game 2 of the 2001 World Series (Where Randy Johnson shut down the Yankees)
• I was Ron Howard’s stunt double on the Andy Griffith Show (j/k)
• Did I mention that I hate the Yankees?
• “Spike Buck” nearly killed me on the swollen Arkansas River
• Love to travel…been to Mexico, Canada, Dominican Republic, American Samoa, Netherlands, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Germany, Poland, Hong Kong, S. Korea, Thailand, and Nepal.

Things I Like:

• Lazy nights with my family
• All things baseball
• The Arizona State Sun Devils
• Sufjan Stevens, Mute Math, Switchfoot, Jimmy Eat World, Sigur Ros, Future of Forestry
• Wrestling with my boys (all at the same time)
• Backpacking
• Fringe and The Middle
• The Spotted Cow – It’s my “Cheers”
• Cabin life
• Bullet points

Stuff I Recommend:

• Disappointment with God, by Phillip Yancey
• Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller
• Spiritual Discipleship by Oswald Sanders
• Relevant Magazine
• Brian Regan – Comedian Extraordinaire