My wife and I and our two sons were short term missionaries in Cebu, Philippines where we had a wonderful life changing experience. I graduated in 1989 from Bethel College (St. Paul, MN) with a BA degree in Business Administration and 1993 with a Master's of Divinity degree from North Park Seminary in Chicago. I was ordained in 1995 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the Evangelical Covenant Church Annual Meeting. My passion is to work with Small Groups, Missions, and family life ministries by equipping people for the work of ministry and for building up the body of Christ. Because Jesus Christ is our model of love and head of all areas of the church, I believe through faith, prayer, and love we will see God work through us for His glory.

My hope is that I may equip the Saints for the work of ministry, and for building up the body of Christ. Through equipping ministry leadership, I pray that God would bless our fellowship, discipleship, and outreach to our Covenant community.

My hope continues in that Christ would bestow His grace upon the Church body as we spiritually focus inward, and that His power would go with us as we balance our focus outward towards the world around us.

Jennifer have served as Covenant Community's Youth Worker since summer of 2001. Jennifer has her degree in physical therapy and is currently working in a privately owned orthopedic outpatient clinic. Jennifer and her husband Chris have been married for over 5 years and enjoy their Labrador Retriever, Sam, and two cats, Chacey and Circe. A past youth member herself, Jennifer desires to see kids develop a personal relationship with Christ and share Him with their friends.

The youth of today need to hear the Good News of God and His awesome promises. It is our desire to see each youth develop a personal relationship with Christ and strong biblical knowledge to share this passion with their friends and take this message into their schools.