Ministry
Preaching, Discipleship, Shepherding, and Community
I believe pastoral ministry begins with the faithful proclamation of God’s Word and continues through the patient, relational work of helping people follow Jesus in everyday life.
My ministry experience has developed through preaching, Bible teaching, men’s discipleship, small-group leadership, lay-leader development, hospitality, neighborhood outreach, prayer, and pastoral care. Across these settings, my aim has remained the same: to help people know Christ, grow in maturity, and participate meaningfully in the life and mission of the church.
Preaching and Teaching
Expository preaching is the foundation of my ministry. I seek to understand the meaning of a biblical text, communicate its central truth clearly, connect it to the gospel, and help people respond with faith and obedience.
Since 2024, I have served as a volunteer preacher at Cathedral Rock Church, preaching to an intergenerational congregation and supporting the senior pastor’s broader preaching and discipleship ministry.
My messages have included a co-preached series through Daniel, a standalone message from Psalm 78, a two-sermon series on the Ten Commandments, and a three-sermon series on the opening articles of the EFCA Statement of Faith.
I have also helped plan and lead worship services, including administering communion. My preaching development at Denver Seminary included selection for the competitive Senior Preaching Cohort and recognition as a finalist for the Scott A. Wenig Preaching Award.
Doing Life Together Bible Study
From 2018 through 2024, I grew from serving as a small-group leader into leading the overall Doing Life Together Bible Study at Mountain Springs Church, while helping shape its curriculum, structure, and community life.
The weekly gathering grew to serve up to 50 participants and was organized into three smaller groups so that people could move beyond attending a large meeting and become known within a genuine Christian community.
I developed original curriculum that combined Scripture reading and Bible teaching, small-group discussion, Bible journaling, focused gratitude, group prayer, weekly shared meals, and practical application and accountability.
The goal was not simply to complete a lesson. It was to build a community in which people could engage Scripture, develop spiritual habits, form meaningful relationships, and help one another follow Christ.
Over six years, Doing Life Together became the setting in which I learned much of what I now understand about teaching, hospitality, shepherding, leadership development, and the slow work of spiritual formation.
This sample demonstrates how I organized a semester-long study around a coherent biblical theme, daily Scripture engagement, and discovery, understanding, and application questions.
Developing Lay Leaders
As Doing Life Together grew, it became clear that one person could not sustain the ministry alone. Healthy ministry required shared ownership and equipped leaders.
In response, I created and led the Timothy Team, a monthly leadership-development gathering of four to six couples per cycle.
The Timothy Team supported the larger Bible study through Bible-discussion facilitation, small-group leadership, spiritual mentorship, hospitality, prayer, curriculum preparation, and weekly ministry coordination.
I trained team members to guide discussion without dominating it, care for participants relationally, recognize spiritual needs, and help create a welcoming environment in which others could grow.
The Timothy Team reinforced one of my central ministry convictions: pastors are not called merely to perform ministry for people, but to equip God’s people to serve one another faithfully.
Men’s Discipleship
From 2018 through 2025, I led five cycles of the nine-month Every Man a Warrior discipleship pathway at Mountain Springs Church and Cathedral Rock Church.
Through that ministry, I personally discipled 26 men in areas including daily time with God, Scripture memory, Bible journaling, marriage, parenting, financial stewardship, moral purity, biblical manhood, and walking faithfully with Christ.
The strength of this ministry was its consistency and personal accountability. Men were not simply attending a class. They were learning habits, sharing struggles, memorizing Scripture, discussing their marriages and families, and helping one another live with integrity.
This experience deepened my belief that discipleship is most effective when biblical truth, honest relationships, repeated practice, and personal encouragement work together over time.
Neighborhood Evangelism and The Chosen Watch Party
In 2025, Tara and I began hosting a neighborhood-based Chosen Watch Party in our home.
We welcome believers, spiritually curious neighbors, and people who may not yet feel comfortable attending a church service. Each gathering includes an episode of The Chosen, guided theological discussion, conversation around Scripture, and a shared meal.
I also created a Chosen Bible Reading Plan aligned with the episodes. The plan helps participants move from watching a dramatized story to reading the biblical accounts for themselves.
The purpose is not merely to host a television night. It is to create a hospitable, relational setting in which people can encounter the story of Jesus, ask honest questions, engage Scripture directly, form relationships with Christians, and take an accessible next step toward Christian community.
This ministry reflects my interest in building thoughtful on-ramps for people who may be spiritually open but hesitant to enter a traditional church environment.
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Hospitality and Welcoming Newcomers
From 2020 through 2024, I served through Guest Central at Mountain Springs Church.
I personally welcomed first-time guests, listened for their interests and spiritual needs, and helped them identify a meaningful next step. When appropriate, I invited them into the Doing Life Together Bible Study, where they could move from a brief Sunday interaction into deeper Christian community.
That experience taught me that hospitality is not merely friendliness. It is the intentional work of helping people move from being anonymous visitors to known participants in the life of the church.
A church’s front door should lead somewhere. Greeting people matters, but so does helping them find relationships, discipleship, service, and belonging.
Shepherding and Pastoral Care
I believe shepherding means being present in people’s lives, especially when circumstances become painful, confusing, or exhausting.
Within the Doing Life Together community, I walked closely with two men through serious illness. I visited a mentor with stage-four cancer regularly over several years, prayed with him and the community throughout his illness, and remained present through the long uncertainty of treatment and decline.
I also stayed overnight on three occasions with a friend after brain surgery left him severely impaired, allowing his wife to rest while he received the supervision and care he needed.
Tara and I have also provided extended in-home care for a disabled family member and helped navigate the transition into assisted living as her needs increased.
These experiences have reinforced a simple conviction: pastoral care is not primarily about having the perfect words. It is about showing up, listening, praying, coordinating help, remaining dependable, and bearing burdens with people over time.
My formal preparation includes Denver Seminary’s course in Pastoral Care and Counseling Relationships, where I studied Christian approaches to persons, suffering, redemption, active listening, crisis response, and caring presence.
Prayer and Spiritual Formation
Tara and I conduct regular prayer walks through our neighborhood, praying for neighbors by name and household.
Prayer, Scripture reading, gratitude, journaling, and shared spiritual practices have shaped both my personal life and the ministries I have led. I have incorporated these practices into men’s discipleship, Bible studies, mentoring relationships, and original curriculum.
I want ministry to help people move beyond occasional inspiration toward a durable, daily life with God.
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My Approach to Ministry
Scripture Must Remain Central
Programs and creativity can support ministry, but they cannot replace the formative power of God’s Word.
Discipleship Is Relational and Intentional
People grow when truth is taught clearly, practiced consistently, and reinforced within relationships of trust.
Hospitality Can Become Evangelism
A meal, a conversation, or an invitation into community can create space for someone to encounter Christ.
Leaders Should Equip Others
Healthy ministry multiplies when people are trained, trusted, encouraged, and given meaningful responsibility.
Shepherding Requires Presence
People remember who remained with them in moments of suffering, uncertainty, transition, and loss.
Ministry Belongs to the Whole Church
The pastor’s role is not to become the center of every ministry, but to preach, shepherd, equip, and help the congregation serve together.
Seeking to Serve
I am seeking an opportunity to serve a Christ-centered congregation through biblical preaching, intentional discipleship, pastoral care, evangelism, leadership development, and the shared work of building a healthy church community.
I would welcome a conversation about your church, its people, and the ministry needs you are seeking to meet.