Professional Summary

Ordained ministry leader with 20+ years of experience building discipleship systems, developing leaders, and shepherding congregations. Focused on creating reproducible frameworks that develop people from participants into leaders who can train others.

Ministry Experience

GREATER PORTLAND BIBLE CHURCH, Portland, OR

Discipleship Pastor & Youth Pastor (Dec 2022 – Present)

• Designed and led a 20-week church-wide discipleship training that equipped staff and volunteers to lead others, not just participate.
• Planned and facilitated a leadership conference for 60 volunteer leaders, resulting in measurable alignment around church vision and ministry culture.
• Built and launched prototype small groups using relational discipleship principles, establishing a scalable model for connecting people and developing leaders.
• Doubled youth ministry attendance within 12 months by creating a discipleship-centered environment that retained students and drew new families.
• Recruited, trained, and reviewed a volunteer leader team, implementing a defined development pathway from recruitment through independent leading.
• Developed a parent communication system that brought families into the discipleship process and reduced drop-off between Sunday and the rest of the week.
• Led a ministry culture shift that repositioned the church's programs around disciple-making rather than attendance metrics.

PERSONAL SABBATICAL

(Nov 2017 – Nov 2022)

• Provided full-time care and support during son's successful treatment for Stage 3 cancer.
• Continued theological study, ministry research, and leadership development throughout this season.

CHURCH PLANT, Hillsboro, OR

Co-Pastor (Oct 2014 – Nov 2017)

• Co-led a church plant from the ground up, establishing governance documents, ministry systems, staffing processes, and budget frameworks.
• Built and implemented an Ephesians 4-based leadership model that distributed ministry ownership across staff and lay leaders rather than centralizing it.
• Oversaw all ministry operations during the church's formational period, from community outreach to internal leadership development.

WESTSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH

Youth Pastor (Feb 2013 – Mar 2014)

• Led Jr. High and High School ministries, with the program serving as a model for the church's multi-campus expansion.
• Developed and implemented youth discipleship programming and coordinated weekly services and events.

EAST RIVER FELLOWSHIP

Youth Pastor (Sep 2005 – Sep 2011)

• Led youth ministry for six years, growing a culture where students took ownership of their faith and began leading others.
• Created the L.E.A.D. program (Leadership, Education, and Development), a structured pathway for identifying and training next-generation leaders.
• Developed the G.E.A.R. Discipleship Framework (Gifting, Equipping, Anointing, Releasing) as a reproducible model for moving people from participant to multiplier.

EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN CENTER

Youth Ministry Intern (Jun 2001 – Sep 2005)

• Supported Jr. High ministry reaching 150+ students weekly; transitioned to full-time internship in 2004 with regular teaching and event coordination responsibilities.
• Coordinated volunteers, led student worship preparation, and developed student leaders across a large, active program.

Skills

• Designing and implementing reproducible discipleship systems
• Developing volunteer leaders from recruitment through independent leading
• Building ministry structures that scale
• Preaching, teaching, and training across age groups and ministry contexts
• Pastoral care and shepherding in both crisis and ongoing congregational life
• Staff development, coaching, and team culture building
• Strategic planning aligned to church vision and mission
• Church governance

Ordination

Ordained Minister – November 2025
Greater Portland Bible Church (Non-Denominational)

Education

Kairos University
Master of Divinity – In Process (Competency-Based)

Life Pacific College
Coursework toward B.A., Biblical Studies, Pastoral Ministry Concentration

Professional Development

• Relational Discipleship Network Cohort
• V3 Church Planters Cohort
• Stephen Ministry Christian Caregiving Certification