Department: Worship
Joined Crossgates Staff: June 2008
Areas of Ministry: Worship, Students, College and Twenties, Media
Family: Amanda (wife, married since July 2009); Hayes (Son, born 2011),
Saved: I surrendered my life to Christ in June 1999
Education: B.A. in Christian Studies and Philosophy and a minor in Spanish from Mississippi College
Previous Lines of Work: Summer Camp Counselor at Central Hills Baptist Retreat, Student Ministry Intern and Worship Leader at First Baptist Jackson
One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: Music
FAVORITE
Food: Hibachi, Fajitas
Snack Food: anything with peanut butter
Place in the World: with my wife and son
Place to Pray: the College Room at the church or my office
Hobbies: Playing guitar, camping, yard work
Bible Story: 1 Samuel 17, David and Goliath, what a picture painted of Christ in the Old Testament defeating sin for us
Best Advice Someone Gave You: “Following Jesus is not about climbing up the ladder of success, it’s about taking steps down, to wash feet.”-Chuck Poole
Life Verse: “Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel.” Phil. 1:27
One of My Greatest Experiences with God: Sharing Christ with an Indonesian student while watching fireworks on my birthday, the 4th of July, on the roof top of an English center in Indonesia.
Most People Don’t Know This About Me: I played high school baseball, even though I am the most non-athletic person in the world now.
