Ministry Experience

• 7/1995-2/2002 Mason Creek Community Church, Katy, Texas - Pastor
  
  
• 12/1991 - 6/1995 Snyder Bible Church, Snyder, Colorado - Pastor
  
  
• 6/1987 - 11/1991 Burleson Bible Church, Burleson, Texas - Youth Pastor (part-time, while attending Dallas Theological Seminary)
  
  
• 1981-1987 During this period of my life, I was seeking to understand what it was that God desired when He lead me to commit my life to full time ministry. I worked at a youth camp, on church staff as both Youth Director and part-time College Director, and was involved in Christian schools as both a Teacher, Administrator, and Athletic Director. God used this time to teach me the importance of His Grace, develop my heart for ministry in a staff role, and to begin the process of surfacing leadership abilities in me.
  
  
• 1977 - 1981 (During Bible College) It was during this time that I first experienced regular ministry responsibilities. After we were married, Kasie and I worked as counselors in the youth department of our church where we developed relationships with the teams and helped with the activities and Sunday School class. During the summer between our first and second years of Bible College, we worked at Silver State Youth Camp in Colorado together.

Training EDUCATION

• Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas; Master of Theology, 1991; Majors: Bible Exposition, Christian Education
  
  
• Baptist Bible College, Springfield, Missouri; Bachelor of Science, 1981; Major: Theology with Youth Specialty

Continuing Education

• Intentional Diciplemaking Church Process Training, led by Sam Hershey, Joh Purvis, and Dick Miller, February 2003, San Antonio, Texas
  
  
• Developing Disciple Making Communities, led by Randy Frazee, Pastor, Pantego Bible Church, at the Navigator's Church Discipleship Ministries Staff Conference, September, 2002, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  
  
• Life-To-Life Mentoring, led by Bill Thrall, Navigator's Church Discipleship Ministries Staff Conference, July, 2001, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  
  
• Barna 2000-2001 Seminar, held at University Baptist Church, March 2001, Houston, Texas
  
  
• CDM Intentional Small Groups Conference, led by Neal McBride, Navigator's Church Discipleship Ministries Staff Conference, August, 2000, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  
  
• National Leadership Conference, Center for Christian Leadership, Dallas Theological Seminary, October, 1999
  
  
• Leading Authentic Evangelism Seminars, led by Ron Bennett, Navigator's Church Discipleship Ministries Staff Conference, June, 1997, Monterey, California
  
  
• T-NET (Training Network 2000) Training for Apprentices, Consultants, and Pastors, led by Bob Gilliam, Pearland, Texas, September, 1996
  
  
• T-NET, Denver, Colorado, September, October, 1993-June 1995. This program consisted of a series of six meetings which are designed to help churches re-establish disciplemaking as the core of church ministry.