How old are you?
I was born in 1974, you do the math!

What is your occupation?
Student Ministries Pastor at Pantano Christian Church

Who is your family? (i.e., wife/husband, kids, siblings, ect.)
I have been married to my amazing wife April since July of 1997! My oldest son Nathan was born in 2002 and my younger son Logan was born in 2004.

How long have you been involved in Student Ministries?
I have been working with students since 1996 – as a volunteer youth coach in San Jose, California for the first seven years and at Pantano since 2003.

When and how did you become a Christian?
I answered God’s call to follow Jesus as an 18-year old freshman in college. My good friend (and now my wife) said that she would take me out for breakfast if I went to church with her. The bacon and eggs were good, but the good news about Jesus was irresistible and I became a Christian that morning.

What is a little known fact about you?
I went to college with two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns – we sat next to each other in calculus.

What is your worst high school or middle school memory?
The moment I realized I was a big dork.

What is your favorite high school or middle school memory?
Winning the deciding tennis match against our cross-town rivals in high school.

Do you have any pets?
We’ve got a golden lab named Bailey and a hamster named Indiana Jones.

What is your favorite book of the Bible?
Do I have to choose just one? I dig Malachi in the Old Testament and James in the New Testament.

What is your favorite flavor of Eegee’s?
Ain’t nothin’ finer than Orange Dream

How many broken bones or stitches have you had?
One broken bone (in my hand) and one set of 5 stitches (over my eyebrow). Good stories for both, not enough room to share them here, maybe I’ll blog about it sometime!

What is your favorite movie?
The Dark Knight – unbelievably good action, incredible performance from the late Heath Ledger, and in a perfect world it will make more money than that silly movie about the boat that sunk.

What is your most memorable Student Ministries experience?
Anytime God allows me to be there when a student accepts Jesus or gets baptized.

What is your favorite vacation spot?
I don’t get there much anymore, but I’ll always take Maui in December

What kind of car do you drive?
What, when I’m not driving the Batmobile? A Saturn SL2 gets the job done.

What is your favorite kind of candy?
M&M’s are most excellent for a chocolate craving, Dots for a fruity craving.

What is your favorite music genre?
I love rap music (always sounds good in the Saturn!)

What is your favorite kind of bug?
The praying mantis – we occasionally catch them in our front yard and I get to feed them baby crickets I find in our house, it’s awesome!