ABOUT

I understand the weight of pastoral pain—not just theoretically, but personally, academically, and spiritually. Over more than 20 years in ministry, I’ve known the joy of preaching and leading God’s people, and I’ve also experienced the deep sorrow that can come with betrayal, burnout, and isolation. I’ve been there. And I know many pastors quietly carry that same pain, afraid to speak of it for fear of shame or even losing their position.

Throughout my ministry experience, I’ve served as a youth pastor, worship pastor, associate and teaching pastor, church planter, satellite campus leader, and lead pastor. Today, I serve as the Assistant Director of Step Up to Life Ministries, where I focus on supporting pastors who feel spiritually exhausted, emotionally wounded, or simply unseen.

My academic background reflects my commitment to this calling. I hold a Bachelor's in Pastoral Ministry and Bible from Grace University, a Master of Theology (Th.M.) from Dallas Theological Seminary, and certification as a graduate teacher with the Evangelical Training Association. My doctoral research at Talbot School of Theology focused specifically on pastoral pain, betrayal, and the path to long-term resilience and faithfulness in ministry.

That work—combined with my own story—has equipped me to walk with pastors who feel they have no safe place to process their sorrow, grief, or exhaustion. My mission is to help pastors encounter the healing presence of God in the very places that feel the most broken, and to offer biblical, personal, and practical pathways toward restoration, endurance, and joy.

You don’t have to suffer in silence. You’re not alone. And you are not beyond repair.