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presently reside: North Dallas (Carrollton) Birthday: November
29, 1968 (but I am officially not counting anymore)
Originally from: Big D, born and raised!!
Education Background: B.A. in Religion from Oklahoma
Baptist University (Shawnee) in 1991; M.A. in Religious
Education from Southwestern Seminary (Fort Worth) in
1995.
My family: my wife Kathy and daughter Macey
(2)
My role at NSC: Student Ministry Pastor
Personal Story: While living an unfulfilling life
of pleasing myself and playing church on the weekends, I
had a youth pastor who really reached out to me in spite
of myself. Not only did that change my life, but it gave
me a new purpose to see the same thing happen in other
peoples’ lives. My life is now dedicated to doing
the best I can to be in the center of God's will and to
help others to desire the same.
Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Mercy and Teaching
I started working for
NSC: September 1999
Most fulfilling part of
my job: To see
students become excited about their relationship with
God, using their gifts and talents to honor Him
Recent books I've
enjoyed: Chicka-Chicka-Boom-Boom
(with my daughter, of course), Finishing Strong by
Steve Farrar and Purpose-Driven Youth Ministry by
Doug Fields
What I want everyone to
know about NSC: That
it is a warm, friendly place where love for God and
people is expressedy
Favorite book of the
Bible: Acts
My hobbies: golf, drums, guitar and basketball
I'd give anything to
meet: Bill Bates
(former player and current coach for the Dallas Cowboys)
I hope heaven includes: all my friends, family and the
students I've worked with
The smartest thing I've
ever done: Giving up
my life of wild, reckless and selfish decisions and
turning it over to the One who created life (which led to
salvation and, OF COURSE, to marrying my beautiful bride,
Kathy, and to the birth of our littile girl, Macey)
The dumbest thing I've
ever done: In the 5th
grade, I went to take off my warm-up pants over in the
coat racks in the back of the room to get ready for
recess and realized that I had forgotten to put on my
shorts that morning. Needless to say, I felt a little
draft and a few classmates got a little laugh.
If I could live at any
point in history... I
think it would have been cool to observe Jesus on any day
of his life on earth.
The best way to pray for
me: Pray for my
sanity—that the students won't tie me up and paint
me red. Seriously, that God would give me wisdom and
strength to lead a ministry for students that is
relevant, exciting and life changing.
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