Ministry

Ministry has never been a chapter set apart from the rest of my life — it’s the current that has run underneath all of it. I was commissioned to preach in my twenties and ordained in my thirties, and I’ve served bi-vocationally ever since.

Brookside Christian Fellowship

Pastor, consultant, and facilitator. This is where much of my ministry lives today.

Senior Pastor, The Church at the ROCK

An ECO (Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians) congregation in its early years. It was essentially a startup, and I was asked to help launch it. The plan from the beginning was to hand it to a younger shepherd — and in January 2019 we installed Rev. Devin Tasker to lead the next season. He’ll serve them well.

Associate Pastor, West Ridge Christian Community

A primary role in planting the church, along with leadership training and development, adult education, teaching, and running sound — the same overlap of ministry and music that has followed me everywhere.

Worship & sound ministry

Before all of that, I served church sound and worship teams — Director of the Sound Team at North Way Christian Community, and coordinator of the Northeast Regional Worship Symposium under the International Worship Conference (1987 and 1988).

Writing that grew out of ministry

In 2010 I published Longing for Eden — a book about God’s original intention for us, our brokenness, and the way back toward wholeness. With the band that took its name, it grew into a weekend seminar offering hope and healing for that journey. longingforeden.com