Groups & Teaching Resident

I was born and raised in Seattle where the perpetual rain served as both a foreshadowing and a metaphor for my melancholic bent. God, in his prevenient grace, allowed me to grow up in a God-fearing, Bible-believing home. Because I had spent my formative years in the church, I was familiar with Christian nomenclature and the trove of tales yet I would hardly consider myself a Christian. It wasn’t until my early college years where I was confronted and undone by the weightiness of my sin only for that conviction to be engulfed by the grace and mercy of God. That beautiful juxtaposition, the balm of the good news founded upon the person and work of Christ, seismically altered the trajectory of my life. Since that moment, God has also, inexplicably and irresistibly, called me to feed his sheep.

I graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in English Literature, much to the chagrin of my parents. After taking a year to save money (only to watch it evaporate in the first year), I followed God’s call to go to seminary. It was during my time at Covenant Seminary where God further cemented my calling to the pastorate. Since then, my ministerial journey has been nomadic, having spent time in Seattle, Saint Louis, and San Francisco. I come to Texas with the clothes on my back, a pretentious amount of books, and a corgi that demands my attention every waking moment.


My Hope for Citizens Church
My hope is that we may know Christ and the power of his resurrection (Phil. 3:10) and we may know that we are indelibly loved by Him.