I have been serving in campus ministry with Christian Student Fellowship (CSF) at Penn State Berks since June, 2005. Before that I was a student at Penn State University and Lincoln Christian Seminary, serving in a few churches along the way (and getting ordained!). Working in campus ministry is amazing and the purpose of this blog is to provide a window onto the ministry, primarily for my prayer and financial supporters but also for anyone else who stumbles upon it. Most posts will focus on campus ministry at PSU Berks as well as college students and college culture in general (other fun tidbits may be thrown in along the way).
I am ordained in the Christian Church/Church of Christ, a family of churches whose distinctive is to seek Christian unity (i.e. to be Christians only…of course, not the only Christians). CSF is affiliated with this heritage. I grew up in the Evangelical Congregational (EC) Church, a denomination that grew out of Methodists and the Holiness Movement. Until I left for college, this denomination was my greatest spiritual influence. Upon entering campus ministry I was commissioned as a missionary in the EC Church. Both of these traditions have shaped me and I am proud of my affiliation with each and their continued support of my ministry. You can learn more about these groups by following the links on the right side of the page.
My awesome wife is Emily! We have been married since March 25, 2006. She is my best friend in the whole world and being able to share life with her is my greatest blessing. She teaches English, Spanish, English as a Second Language (ESL) or really whatever they ask her to teach at Agora Cyber Charter School. On April 28 we welcomed our first child, Junia Elizabeth. We also have an American Eskimo dog named Skippy. He has three legs and sometimes a fourth which is a prosthetic.
