Connections and Teaching Pastor
newhoper since: July 2011
favorite part of my job: Helping people discover their God-given passions and equipping them to make a difference is the best part of my job. Well, that and the espresso machine in the cafe!
favorite verse of scripture: Phillippians 3:12 "Not that I have already attained or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold on me."
hometown: Brazil, IN (I know, you have no clue where that is.)
family: I married up, big time, to my beautiful best friend, Katie. We have two lively girls, Ava and Ella.
hobbies: I think, I pray and dream while enjoying early morning runs through Durham & Duke's campus and I make it a habit to NOT get hit by cars while running in the dark. I crave grassroots/indie/folk-rock music and listen to it all the time. If I could travel with my family and explore new cities and countries everyday, I would. More than anything, I love stories. I love reading or watching great ones, learning the stories of those I meet, helping others discover how their story has God written all over it, and sharing God's heart within my own journey.
factoid about me: When I was a junior in high school, I had the opportunity to deliver a keynote speech for thousands of teenage boys. In that moment, I knew I had to speak for a living!