OUR TEAM

As a teenager, I felt a strong call to pastor and work in the church.  I attended Northwest University in Kirkland, WA and received my BA in Church Ministries.  After 13 years as a youth and music pastor, my wife and I planted a church  with a lot of help!  

After an 8-year church-planting journey, we came on staff at Mountain View.  My family (wife Kim, and two kids, Carter & Hannah) love the church.  We believe in the power of the Gospel of Jesus to change lives and we are excited to see that happen through Mountain View Community Church.

As a seven-footer, most people notice how abnormally tall I am before anything else.  But my height does not define me.  I am a happy husband, dad of 3 amazing daughters, musician, classic car lover, fisherman, board sport junkie, and, of course, I play basketball.  

I gave my life to God when I was in high school and was called to be a youth pastor as a senior at Oregon City High School.  I joined Jon in the planting of MVCC in 2005 and have been the youth pastor since the beginning.  I feel blessed to be a part of what God is doing.

I grew up in church and learned what it meant to have a personal relationship with Jesus at a very early age.  As I grew, God gave me a passion for kids which, at first led me into public education.  

After graduating from George Fox University with my Master of Arts in Teaching, I taught at the 6th & 7th grade levels for 7 years and loved it. After deciding to take a break from teaching, when our kids were born, Jon presented me with the idea of being a part-time children's director.  It was the perfect combination -- Jesus and kids!

Outside of my church activities, my favorite thing to do is spend time with my husband and our three kids.

Having grown up in church, I gave my life to Christ at the age of 16. By the time I was 18, I knew that God was calling me to be a Youth Pastor. Over the last 10 years, I have had the privilege of working on staff at various churches and non-profits as a youth pastor and speaker. Now, I am a part-time elementary school PE teacher and consider it an honor to also get to be a part of what God is doing at MVCC and love seeing the way God is working powerfully in so many lives.

I have a BA in Biblical Studies and Church Leadership from Multnomah University, as well as a MA in Teaching from Concordia University. More importantly, I am a husband to my incredible wife Kristi and father to my two boys Malachi and Ezra.