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Children's Pastor

Spouse's name: Crystal

Married since: July 6, 1996

Number of children: 4

Children's names: Jonathan, Jacob, Jessica, & Jordyn

Where were you born: Omaha, Nebraska

Saved since: May 1991

On staff since: April 1, 2008

Previous lines of work: 5^th Grade Teacher (Omaha Public Schools); 6^th Grade Teacher (Trinity Christian School, Omaha); Director of Children's Ministry (Trinity Church, Omaha)

Schools Attended: University of Nebraska-Omaha (BS-Ed. 1995; MS-Ed. 2003)

Hobbies: Sports, games, reading, computers, studying Turkish, and spending time with my family

Favorite sports team: Nebraska Cornhuskers football; UNO Mavericks hockey

Favorite movie: "The Lord of the Rings" and the original "Star Wars" trilogy

Favorite fiction or non-fiction book: "Transforming Children Into Spiritual Champions" (Barna); "Redefining Children's Ministry in the 21^st Century" (Fischer); The "Circle" Trilogy (Dekker)

Favorite restaurant: Famous Dave's BBQ

Craziest (legal) thing you've ever done: Left our home, our family, our friends, and the only life we've ever known...and followed God to a new adventure in Adrian, Michigan!

Interesting fact that most wouldn't know about you or your family: Three of our four kids have the initials "J.A.C." (the fourth is "J.K.C.")

What would you hope to have written on your gravestone (your epitaph) to summarize your life's purpose? "He was a good Children's Pastor...but he was a GREAT husband and dad!"

What is your salvation testimony? I grew up Catholic, lived a very "lost" life through my teens, but was saved at age 22 primarily because of the "lifestyle-witness" of a friend God brought into my life. The years since then have been a wonderful, challenging, and steady process of going "higher and deeper" with Jesus. I was baptized by the Holy Spirit in 2003, and soon after that the Lord called me to leave the classroom and step out into this new adventure with Him!

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