I was born in Des Moines, Iowa. Attended Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska. Attended Seminary at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, graduating in 1995. I've been a pastor for 18 years. 8 in North Platte, Nebraska; 9 in Kearney, Nebraska and now 10 years in Lexington, Nebraska at Trinity Lutheran Church. I am married and have four children.