Cortez Church of the Nazarene
Cortez, Colorado 81321
970-565-7826

• Education: Ordained Elder through the Church of the Nazarene (2018). MDiv. from Fuller Theological Seminary (2016). B.A. from University of Northern Iowa in Political Science (2006). A.A.S. in Flight Operations from Cochise Community College (2013).
• Experience: 5 years pastoral and chaplaincy experience as a hospice chaplain, youth pastor, and senior pastor in the Church of the Nazarene. 4 years experience as a Soldier in the United States Army.
• Family: Married with 4 young children.
• What my parents think of my sermons: They wish I became a doctor! :D
• What my spouse (really) thinks of my sermons: She thinks they're the bee's knees!
• Best advice given to me about preaching: No matter what church you go to, no matter how small, the pastor's hands should never touch any money (outside of receiving a pay check from the treasurer, of course).
• Hobbies: Fishing. Hiking. Flying aeroplanes. Drinking copious amounts of coffee.
• Something funny that happened while preaching: One gentleman always got up in the middle of my sermons and went out the back door for a smoke. When I asked him what that was all about, he told me he needed the nicotine. I told him next time, just light up right in the pew. He never left mid-sermon again.
• What I want on my tombstone: I've always been partial to pepperoni...