PERSONAL PROFILE

With over 20 years of experience in vocational ministry, I am deeply passionate about serving Jesus' church. My unwavering commitment is to dedicate my life and talents to empower and inspire the church to walk closely with Jesus, mature in their faith, and make a meaningful impact on their communities by sharing the Good News of His Kingdom.

My strengths lie in counseling, coaching, teaching, and strategizing to facilitate the growth of disciples, leaders and the church. I desire to be part of a team of people, passionate about serving one another and the church community, using our gifts for His glory and for the sake of seeing many grow into passionate followers of Jesus.

CONTACT INFO

OUR FAMILY

My wife Stacy and I met in our church college group in California and have been married for 24 years. We have three children, Riley (22), Keegan (18), and Caylee (13).

TEACHING

I began teaching in my early 20’s while the Worship Director at the church I grew up in. In my most recent ministry positions, both in our Murphy church plant and at Cornerstone Rockwall I have been the primary communicator as well as developing and outlining the different teaching series’ and organizing the teaching teams. I love being part of a team where plurality of gifts and ideas come together to bring a cohesive, clear, presentation of the Truth of Scripture.

TEACHING CLIPS

Here are some short clips from messages taught in 2023.

FULL MESSAGES

This message from October 29, 2023 was part of a series called “Encountering Jesus” where we were exploring stories from the Gospels. In this message we look at the story of the prodigal sons and the love of the Father.

This message from May 25, 2023 was part of a series called “By Design”, looking at how God has purposely designed us as His image bearers to flourish. In this message we looked at gender and sexual identity.

I have had the privilege of using my writing and leadership gifts to help develop resources for the churches I have served. Below are samples of both devotionals and leadership resources that I have developed alongside the teams I have worked with.

WRITING AND LEADERSHIP RESOURCES

CURRENT WRITING PROJECT

ReImagined is a writing project exploring the need for followers of Jesus to recapture a sense of wonder, awe, and “spiritual imagination” in our faith, daily lives, and the church. Beginning as a series of blog posts, it invites readers to break free from routine, rediscover the boundless creativity of God, and envision a vibrant, Holy Spirit-inspired faith that reflects His immeasurable power and love.

DEVOTIONALS

  • This is a sample from an Advent devotional I wrote and designed to accompany out Christmas series this year. LINK

  • This was a prayer and fasting devotional developed to help our church grow closer to the Lord and seek clarity on direction of the church going forward. LINK

LEADERSHIP

  • Wrote an elder development curriculum to take potential elder candidates through over the course of 6 months to help discern calling, character, and competency

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  • When stepping into Cornerstone Rockwall, the leadership team tasked me with working alongside them to develop a new vision, values, and direction for the church.

    LINK

DESIGN AND PRODUCTION

Below is a sample of some of the teaching series themes and designs I have developed. Along with the design work, I was also responsible for determining biblical texts (or books of the bible) to teach along with framing a basic exegesis of each passage for each teaching team member.

SERIES THEME AND DESIGN

NORMAL PASTOR PODCAST

This podcast was a project I began working on a couple of years ago to encourage leaders and to hear from 'normal pastors' who quietly and faithfully serve in churches all over the world, offering much wisdom.

RADIO DEVOTIONALS

I was given the opportunity to write and produce some one minute devotionals to be played on a local christian radio station.