Joined Gateway Staff: January 2005 

Areas of Ministry: Freedom, Healing, Counseling, Marriage and Family, Prayer and Intercession

Family: Married to my wife, Jackee since 1984. Four children: Ian, Jillian, Jenna and Atticus

Saved: I was saved in 1978 in Michigan at a winter retreat.

Education/Experience: Masters of Marriage and Family Therapy, Licensed Professional Counsleor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Private Practice

One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: Language and Communication

FAVORITE
Book: The Journey of Desire by John Eldredge
Movie: The Matrix
Musical Artists: U2, Switchfoot, Tom Faulkner
Place in the World: Israel
Place to Pray: At a synagogue in Capernaum
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Play the guitar
Scriptures: Anything Paul wrote on grace
Sports Team: The 1980s LA Lakers
Sport: Basketball

LEAST FAVORITE
Food: Green things, Tofu
Season: The end of summer
Sports Team: 2007 LA Lakers

Life Motto: Free people free people.

Two People I’d Like to Meet: George W Bush and James Taylor

My Hero: The Apostle Paul

One of My Greatest Experiences with God: It’s hard to explain, but there have been a few times in my life when He has just overwhelmed me, and I felt “undone.” It was frightening at one level, but I felt I had a much greater sense of His immensity and righteousness afterwards.

Most People Don’t Know This About Me: I used to be a juvenile probation officer.