Department: Director of Food Service Ministry
Joined Crossgates Staff: April 2003
Areas of Ministry: We touch all ministry areas
Family: Rachel (wife, married since July 1993); Austin (Son, born 1998), Matthew (Son, born 2000), Katilyn (Daughter, born 2004)
Saved: I surrendered my life to Christ on January 29, 1989
Education: 2 years at Okaloosa/Walton Community College
Previous Lines of Work: Circus World Toy Company – marketing & buying, Shoney’s Corporation – regional trainer, Chick-Fil-A Corporation – manager/trainer, was considering a franchise investment
One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: How God made the body to function day in and day out, needing just food, water and sleep mixed in with a little exercise and recreation to wind down. Kind of like the energizer bunny, just keeps on going, going…..
FAVORITE
Food: Prime Rib, All Seafood
Snack Food: Chips and Joe Barnes’s Salsa, coffee and Klondike bars
Place in the World: I have had the privilege to travel to Europe and see most of it, but would like to take my family to see where Jesus walked, ministered, and fed the people. Would love to travel in Space.
Place to Pray: In my children’s rooms while they’re sleeping
Hobbies: Cooking, traveling, computers (love to build and tinker with them), developing technology
Bible Story: The book of Revelation – Just fascinating
Best Advice Someone Gave You: If you are going to do something, do it RIGHT the FIRSTtime – My Dad
Life Verse: A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps—Proverbs 16:9
One of My Greatest Experiences with God: In 2009, God confirmed that He called me to full-time ministry while I was playing drums during a Crossgates worship service
Most People Don’t Know This About Me: I was slow-witted and socially inept in grade school.
