Speaker Details

Biography

About Me

I have been married to Dede since 1985. We have 4 wonderful children: Catherine - 23, Michael - 20, Josiah - 16, and Sarah Beth - 13. I was the college pastor at Grace Church in Edina, MN for 4 years and the senior pastor of the First Evangelical Free Church in Onalaska, WI for 17 years. I am currently writing a book ("Pastoring With Passion") and waiting on God for where to pastor next. I have a Doctor of Ministry, Master of Theology, and Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

Interests

• Personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• being a Word and Spirit Christian
• reading
• studying theology
• hunting
• fishing
• being outdoors
• motorcycle riding
• walking
• hiking
• and enjoying my family.

Favorite Movies

• It's a Wonderful Life
• Glory
• The Passion of the Christ
• The Greatest Gift
• Rudy
• Radio

Favorite Music

• Contemporary Christian
• Jazz

Favorite Books

• The Bible
• Pain Perplexity and Promotiing
• The Fire of Delayed Answers
• Victory Over the Darkness
• Knowing God
• More Than a Carpenter
• The Bondage Breaker
• The God You Can Know
• The Case for Christ
• The Search for Significance
• Mere Christianity