I live in Bozeman, Montana and have been involved in leadership, student ministry, pastoral ministry, and missions ever since college. I started out working with Young Life in Tucson, Arizona. I served on the Young Life staff for fifteen years, including internationally as the National Director of Young Life New Zealand.

In my free time, I enjoy spending time hiking and climbing in the wilderness, just about any kind of sport, reading magazines and books from all kinds of genres, listening to all sorts of music, hiking in the mountains, cycling, playing golf, and sitting by the fire on my back patio with family and friends. I’m also helping plant a church in Bozeman as a volunteer pastor.

In 2011 I published my first book, Christian Outdoor Leadership: Theology, Theory, and Practice. Some some leading people in the field of youth ministry and outdoor ministry have commented that my book is a foundational resource for those involved in outdoor ministry. In 2015 published The Personality of Jesus: How to Introduce Young People to Jesus and Help Them Grow in their Faith.

I have a Doctoral degree in Missions and Cross Cultural Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a Master’s in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from University of Arizona. 

Involved in over 60 countries, my ministry with Nexus International and Wilderness Ministry Institute encourages and equips indigenous leaders in the heart and skills to introduce young people to Jesus Christ through combining relational youth ministry and outdoor adventure. I serve on the board for a church planting movement called, Crossway Network, and I am a professor at Denver Seminary and Colorado Christian University.