age: 34, hopefully I will remember to update this on my next birthday
birthplace: wooster, oh | hometown: naples, fl | current home: scottsdale, az
briefly: I have been married to my best friend and beautiful wife, Monica, for nearly 13 years. We have been greatly blessed with six incredible children, aged 4 years to 10 years. (Yes, six kids in six years – not only have we been busy but it looks like we will remain busy for quite some time.) I was born in the small college town of Wooster, Ohio, but moved with my family to southwest Florida as a child. I grew up in Naples, Florida, served in ministry in the Nashville area and northwest of Atlanta, and am now ministering in Scottsdale, Arizona. I am lead pastor at Scottsdale Family Church and enjoy the relationships we are developing with some amazing people. I love spending time with my family, enjoy fresh air while exploring the great outdoors and suffer from constant wanderlust. I am regularly tempted by Breyer’s rocky road ice cream, great and not-so-great books, experiencing other cultures, traveling off the beaten path and chatting with friends over soft tacos from Chipotles. I am passionate about my journey as a Christ-follower, my relationship with my wife and kids and being faithful in doing what I can to make a positive difference in this world.
education: Lely High School; Olivet Nazarene University, Trevecca Nazarene University [pre-medical studies, BS in General Science, Biology emphasis]; Asbury Theological Seminary, Trevecca Nazarene University [MA in Practical Theology]
about this blog: These are my personal thoughts. I am solely responsible for the ramblings, ideas, interpretations, insights, opinions, reflections and attempts at humor. What you find here should not be construed as representative of the thoughts or views of Scottsdale Family Church, other spiced vanilla chai drinkers, my loving wife, all parents of six children, everyone raised in Florida or the entire community of Christian faith. So, please, don’t blame them… blame me.
Hey Jason! I went to Good Naz for a while, but didn’t make it to the youth group before you relocated. Anyway- great blog! Glad to see that you and your family are doing well.