Came to Eastside:	August 2005
Growing Up:	Grew up in Kennewick, Washington
Education:	Bachelor of Music, Hardin-Simmons University
Career Experience:	20 years experience as a Worship Pastor
Family:	Married Kris in 1987.  We have three children: Grant (9/92), Danae (7/97) and Grayson (6/99) and our dog Trixie, a Yorkshire Terrier
Hobbies and Interests:	Spending time with Kris and the kids. Working out.
Listening Pleasure:	Hillsongs, Travis Cottrell, Israel Houghton
Bookshelf:	Favorite book – The Pursuit of God by AW Tozer
Bible Focus:	Philippians 2:5-11
My Story:	I was raised in a Christian home in Kennewick, Washington and accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior at the age of 7 during Vacation Bible School.  Although I started singing solos in church when I was 14 my focus in high school was athletics.  As my high school athletic career drew to a close I felt strongly God was calling me into full-time music ministry.  I enrolled in the School of Music at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas.  Two years later and just a few weeks before Kris and I were to be married I was called as Minister of Music at First Baptist Church in Cisco, Texas.  Since then we have had the joy of serving the Lord in Texas, Oregon, Virginia and now Georgia.  My Ministry Purpose Statement is:  To lead people to a more intimate relationship with Jesus Christ by nurturing an environment where they encounter him in a personal way during corporate worship.