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Children's Pastor

Spouse's name: Crystal

Married since: July 6, 1996

Number ofchildren: 4

Children'snames: Jonathan,Jacob, Jessica, & Jordyn

Where were youborn: Omaha, Nebraska

Saved since: May 1991

On staffsince: April 1, 2008

Previous linesof work: 5^thGrade Teacher (Omaha Public Schools); 6^th Grade Teacher (Trinity ChristianSchool, Omaha);Director of Children's Ministry (TrinityChurch, Omaha)

SchoolsAttended: Universityof Nebraska-Omaha (BS-Ed.1995; MS-Ed. 2003)

Hobbies: Sports, games, reading, computers,studying Turkish, and spending time with my family

Favoritesports team: NebraskaCornhuskers football; UNO Mavericks hockey

Favoritemovie: "TheLord of the Rings" and the original "Star Wars" trilogy

Favoritefiction or non-fiction book: "Transforming Children Into SpiritualChampions" (Barna); "Redefining Children's Ministry in the 21^stCentury" (Fischer); The "Circle" Trilogy (Dekker)

Favoriterestaurant: Famous Dave's BBQ

Craziest(legal) thing you've ever done: Left our home, ourfamily, our friends, and the only life we've ever known...andfollowed God to a new adventure in Adrian,Michigan!

Interestingfact that most wouldn't know about you or your family: Three of our four kids have theinitials "J.A.C." (the fourth is "J.K.C.")

What would youhope to have written on your gravestone (your epitaph) to summarize your life'spurpose? "He wasa good Children's Pastor...but he was a GREAT husband and dad!"

What is yoursalvation testimony? I grew up Catholic, lived a very "lost" life throughmy teens, but was saved at age 22 primarily because of the"lifestyle-witness" of a friend God brought into my life. The yearssince then have been a wonderful, challenging, and steady process of going"higher and deeper" with Jesus. I was baptized by the Holy Spiritin 2003, and soon after that the Lord called me to leave the classroom and stepout into this new adventure with Him!

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