Our Staff

Where I was born:	Lodi, CA
Family status:	Married to Kelly the love of my life for ten years. No kids as yet.
Education:	Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral and Worship Ministries from Warner Pacific College in Portland, Oregon.
Hobbies and interests:	Hiking, cycling, reading, grilling, writing, songwriting and a bunch of other stuff.
Favorite food:	By far, my favorite is sushi, but I like Mexican and Italian as well.
Hated foods:	I’m stumped, what was the question?
An embarrassing moment:	Oh the choices...
Spiritual gift(s):	Discernment, creative communications, leadership, and I think Prophecy is in there somewhere.
Last book read:	“Command Decision” by Elizabeth Moon (Scifi recreational reading), “Visioneering” by Andy Stanley, and “Aqua Church” by Andy Stanley.
Favorite song/group:	I have too many to list here. I guess my favorite hymn would be “It is well with my soul”, other songs that I lean on in my walk, “Open the eyes of my heart” by Paul Baloche, “Jesus, I surrender” by Jeff Deyo, and “How great is our God” by Chris Tomlin. Musicians and bands that are my favs right now: Mac Powell (Third Day), Paul Baloche, Chris Tomlin, Jeff Deyo, Desperation Band, The Fray, U2 (Mostly their songs from the 80’s), Aaron Shust, Lincoln Brewster, Todd Agnew, Luke Bogue, Bach, Handel, Shane & Shane, Shawn McDonald, and the list goes on.
Who I'd love to meet:	Any of the above
I would appreciate prayer for:	God’s vision and direction to be instilled in my heart for the worship, technical, and creative arts ministries here at City Center.
My pets are:	Kelly and I have a cat Jack.
Some of my previous jobs:	Training specialist, telecom technician, dishwasher, forklift operator, garage door installer, and many others that didn’t make the list.
Where I met my spouse:	At Central Oregon Community College about 12 years ago.
Most adventurous things I've done in the last 5 years:
Favorite dessert:	Ice cream
What I do for fun:	See hobbies
My brief testimony:	I love Jesus and he loves me… …Oh not that brief, I came to the Lord at the age of five. Later in Junior High I walked away from the church I was attending and tried to go it on my own, a few years later when I woke up and realized that I could not make it on my own, the Lord drew me back to Him. I felt the call on my life for ministry in August of 1997 a few months after Kelly and I were married.