Leadership

I have been married to my lovely wife, Julie, for thirty-five years and we have two adult children, Jason (who is home with the Lord) and Christine (lives in Connecticut and works for ESPN). I have been privileged to serve at Living Faith in my current role since January 2010.  My first passion is to see genuine spiritual growth and transformation occur in the lives of Christians. Nothing excites me more than seeing Christians become sacrificially committed to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.  My second passion is seeing restoration occur in people's lives as they recover from failure and loss by the power of the gospel. Shepherding God's people at Living Faith Bible Fellowship is the greatest calling and privilege of my life,

Additionally, I am honored to serve on the Board of The Gospel Coalition and have gospel-centered concern for spiritual formation, racial reconciliation, restorative justice, faith-work-economics, ethics and theology, and church history.  So far I have contributed to two books, 12 Faithful Men: Portraits of Faithful Endurance in Pastoral Ministry and All Are Welcome: Toward a Multi-Everything Church. I also completed an M.A. in Spiritual Formation and Leadership at Friends University. My favorite authors are Simon Chan, John Frame, Thomas Schreiner, Miroslav Volf, Dallas Willard, Amos Yong, and Harold Cruse. Other than my Dad, my heroes are W.E.B. DuBois and Lemuel Haynes.

I am longing to see a Spirit-driven, multi-ethnic, multicultural gospel awakening in Tampa Bay that transforms lives, families, and our city to reflect the values of Christ's kingdom.

Bio coming soon.