| I am currently a chaplain with the
United States Air Force. I am a member of
the Lutheran Church -
Missouri Synod.
I previously served as a parish pastor at
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Evensville Tennessee,
Trinity Lutheran Church in Cincinnati, and the dual parish
of St. John's and Trinity in Washburn/LaRose IL.
My ministry can be summed up with these goals: remaining
faithful to the Word so as to be faithful to the Lord's mission of
sharing that Word to make disciples. I believe in announcing
to everyone the full treasure of God's gifts through His
Word as He Himself has revealed them to be in that Word. I
believe in encouraging each lay person to discover his or
her gift(s) from God and to learn how to employ them
together with other Christians in the family of God for
powerful and transforming ministry.
I was born and raised in the
Tennessee hills in upper east Tennessee. I was raised in the
Church of God {Anderson}. At the age of 18 a good friend of
mine introduced me to the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
The pastor there promised me that we would walk together
through the teachings of Scripture. He promised me that if
he found himself to be in error he would change his faith. I
made him the same promise. I found inside that Holy
Scripture the sweet Gospel of Jesus Christ that proclaims
our sins are forgiven by His death, that forgiveness is a
gift of God's free grace, and that it is received purely by
faith.
I was privileged to serve in the United States Naval Reserve
for six years as a Torpedoman 2nd class. I was stationed at
Yorktown Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown Va., and at Concord
Naval Weapons Station in Concord California.
My undergraduate work was in the area of Philosophy and
Humanities at East Tennessee State University. I graduated
summa cum laude with a Bachelors Degree in 1991. My
M.Div. is from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis in 1996.
My vicarage was at
Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. I received 1
basic unit of CPE at Deaconess Hospital in St. Louis in the
summer of 1994.
Throughout my time in college and seminary I also served in
the Naval Reserve. My
first call was to a dual parish near Peoria Illinois, St.
John's and Trinity. There I also served as chaplain for the
local police department. I was called to Trinity in
Cincinnati in December of 1998. While in Cincinnati I also
had the opportunity to serve as a part-time chaplain with
University Hospital, the regional trauma center. Also in
Cincinnati, I served on the Board of Control for the
Federation of Lutheran Churches of Cincinnati, an LCMS
organization with the purpose of furthering mission work in
the area and providing chaplaincy care at University and
Drake Hospitals. In July of 2002 I began serving as the
pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church of Dayton
Tennessee. I have served on the board of regents for Oxford
Graduate School in Dayton Tennessee and on
the board for the local YMCA.
On May 7th 2005 I was commissioned
as a Chaplain (Captain) in the United States Air Force.
My first duty station is Andrews Air Force base located near
Washington DC. I deployed to Iraq in the fall of 2006.
I am currently serving oversees in Asia.
My wife and I married
in August 1995. We have two daughters.
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