As Caring Pastor, I have the privilege of helping people navigate life’s difficulties and transitions by connecting them with relationships and resources to help. I work to develop ministries that come alongside people passing through hard times like illness, death, loss and broken relationships. I get to see God’s love touch people’s lives in practical and meaningful ways. I oversee pastoral services like weddings, hospital visitation and funerals.
Interesting facts about my family or me
My wife, Ingrid and I have two boys. Our family is an ethnic melting pot: between us we have Greek, Italian, German, Swiss, English and Scottish heritages, but Ingrid and I grew up in South Africa. Our boys are Americans but qualify to be citizens of four different countries (Greece, South Africa, Switzerland and America). We love to spend time together as a family and we enjoy swimming as much as possible – Hopkinton State Park is a favorite. We enjoy cooking together and it is not uncommon to find all of us in and around the kitchen. One of our favorite family traditions is to have movie night at home which entails homemade pizza and a family chosen movie. We have been married for over 12 years and are more in love now than ever before. Ingrid loves music and camping while I love strategy games and reading. We both love board games like Settlers of Catan. Our boys are the delight of our lives.
What’s on my iPod
A host of worship songs and artists (too many to mention) and a wide array of musical genres from opera to hip hop to jazz to pop rock. Recently I find myself enjoying Pandora Soundscapes station.
Some of my favorite books, TV shows, movies, music
Books: Anything by Jim Collins, Patrick Lencioni, Jeffrey Deaver, Raymond Fiest, David Gemmell and Dan Abnett
TV Shows: House, Big Bang Theory, CSI, Amazing Race and Survivor
Movies: I love movies (just about all of them) but these stood out: The Pursuit of Happyness, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, The Matrix Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
How I like to spend my free time
Playing strategy games, reading, watching movies
Favorite vacation spot
Atlantic Beach and Cape Town, South Africa
Something I’d love to do again
Atlantic Beach
What I enjoy about Faith Community Church
The people…you know who you are...you love Jesus, you love others and you serve with such passion. Go church!
Favorite scripture
(Luke 5:5) “Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”
How powerful a phrase – “…because you say so, I will…” It has become the tag line for my life.
One of my favorite “God-Moments”
Singing the Superman grace with my family at meal times
Seeing the power of a ministry partner guide a family from a place of personal financial struggle and debilitating debt, to a place of financial freedom, peace, stability, ownership and growth.