Joined Gateway Staff: July 2010

Family: Married to Julie since 1997. I have two amazing girls Eva and Esther.

Saved: I got saved when I was six years old in a women's bible study my mom attended in the summer time. 

Education: Biology and Chemistry Major at Missouri State, Two-year Bible School after college.

Previous Lines of Work: Production Company, Design Firm, Youth Pastor, Kinko's

One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: That you can't buy hot dog buns in the same quantites as hot dogs.

FAVORITE
Book: The Bible, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Good to Great, Courageous Leadership, Visioneering and eMyth.
Food: Grilled fish and chicken
Snack Food: A mocha from Starbucks (not technically a "food")
Movies: Too many to choose from … I like movies about true, inspiring stories and spy movies.
Musical Artists: Whatever's on
Time of Day: Morning
Season: Fall. It's when I met my wife.
Place in the World: Anywhere with my  three girls
Place to Pray: Outside on a trail or running
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: I love to be outside, hiking, camping ... you name it.
Scripture: I love to read the life of David and Joseph.  Each time I study their lives I get something out of it. There are a lot of life lessons and God moments in those stories.
Sports Team: Flordia Gators, Mizzou and St. Louis Cardinals
Sports: Running, Swimming, Biking, Soccer

LEAST FAVORITE
Food: Olives
Snack Food:  Funyons
Time of Day: 1:00–5:00 am
Season: I like them all.
Place in the World: The dentist's office.
Sports Teams: USC, Notre Dame, Florida State, Raiders

Best Thing Someone Said to You: "I do."

Life Motto:  "He must increase, but I must decrease." John 3:30

My Hero: People who have gone before me to pave the way for our freedoms.

One of My Greatest Experiences with God: A lot of them have happened on the mission field.

Most People Don’t Know This About Me: I took a US Naval battleship for a test drive in the Atlantic, I've been to Brad Pitt's house and when I was younger, I wanted to sell popcorn at Disney World as a vocation.