Pastor of Worship & Outreach
I’ve been a pastor at CBC since 2019 and it has been my deep joy to proclaim the gospel story – God’s reconciliation of all things in Jesus – day after day and week after week.
I’m so grateful to be the son of faithful Christian parents who consistently pointed me to Jesus as a kid. Some of my earliest memories are in church: watching my parents play and sing to the Lord in worship and drinking kool-aid and eating cookies after the service.
As I look back at my teenage years, I can so clearly see God working and stirring in me a love of beauty and truth, often expressed through creative storytelling of artists in the world. They were the poets, songwriters, and pastors who preached to me and stirred my heart with longing for God.
I studied music at Liberty University where I met my amazing wife Sophia singing opera together. We were married in 2012 and moved to Ocala two weeks later. Since that time, our household has grown to include 5 children, 6 chickens, and 2 cats. We are passionate about feasting with friends and have made it a habit to have a home of hospitality.
In 2022, I graduated with a Masters degree from The Robert Webber Institute for Worship Studies and during the week I also teach at Ambleside School downtown, preaching weekly and teaching music.
Together, our family loves to sing, read, and feast together.
“Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!” Psalm 34:3