–My favorite thing about Venture is how much it challenges me to follow Jesus and to grow stronger in the grace of Christ. I have been working with Venture since 2004 and have been Venture’s pastor since 2006, and I think that I am growing and learning as much or more than anyone. My staff team, our volunteers, the people who come–they are amazing. We are learning together to believe in and reflect the love of God in Christ.

–My favorite things are my family, college football, and music. I have been married to my wife Kristen since 1996, and we have four children, Abigail, Eliza, Anna, and Benjamin.

–My theological training includes a Th.M from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in Semitic Languages (Biblical Hebrew) from The Catholic University of America.