Experience

Association Of Free Lutheran Congregations
• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director of Evangelism and Discipleship

  • Mar 2020 - Present


Peace Lutheran Church AFLC

• Pastor

  • Aug 2011 - Mar 2020

  As Pastor it is my responsibility to be the spiritual leader of the congregation. I am to equip the members of Peace Lutheran Church to fulfill the great commission and to carry out their mission statement that calls them to focus on Corporate Worship, provide Discipleship training for all who will receive it, as well as opportunities for all to exercise their Spiritual Gifts in the building up of the body.

• Pastor

  • Aug 2011 - Mar 2020



Cheyenne County Emergency Management

• Incident Safety Officer

  • Mar 2014 - Feb 2020

  Appointed by the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners, the Incident Safety Officer works under the direction of the Cheyenne County Emergency Manager and with the Cheyenne County Emergency Services Department Heads to develop policies and procedures for emergency response based on the best practices of the Fire Service. He is also to respond to emergencies within the county as necessary to provide on-scene safety, technical and operational support. He is also to be a training resources to all county emergency departments, to develop better and more functional mutual aid relationships outside of the county as well as to develop new resource options within the county. Show less



Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office

• Police Chaplain

  • Sep 2011 - Feb 2020

  I have been a Lutheran Pastor since June of 1995. I began my ministry as a police chaplain as a volunteer for the Kendall County Sheriff's Office in September of 2000. I completed my Basic Chaplaincy Certification through the International Conference of Police Chaplains (ICPC) in June of 2001. In September 2001 I was promoted to Primary Chaplain and met monthly with command officers from the law enforcement agencies within Kendall County to develop a county wide chaplaincy program that would serve all 5 law enforcement agencies under the headship of the Kendall County Chiefs of Police Association. The Kendall County Chaplain Corps then developed a program that had 3 Primary Chaplains and several Associate Chaplains from around the county. I continued in that role as a Primary Chaplain until August of 2011 when I accepted a call to serve Peace Lutheran Church in St. Francis, Kansas. In September of 2011 I was appointed as police chaplain for the Cheyenne County Sheriff's Department and continue to serve in that role today. Over the course of these years I have had the opportunity to participate in additional chaplaincy training offered by the Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF). Those certifications include: Basic CISM; Advanced CISM; Group CISM; Pastoral Care I & II; Suicide Assessment, Prevention & Intervention; Crisis Intervention; and Line of Duty Death. Show less


Saint Francis Fire Department
• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• Volunteer Firefighter

  • Apr 2012 - Mar 2014

Lisbon Seward Fire Department
• United States
• Construction
• Volunteer Firefighter/EMT

  • Mar 2001 - Aug 2011

Kendall County Chiefs of Police Association
• United States
• Police Chaplain

  • Sep 2000 - Aug 2011

Lisbon Bethlehem Lutheran Church - Lisbon, IL
• Pastor

  • Jun 2000 - Aug 2011

Northern Illinois CISM Response Team
• Team Member

  • Jan 2003 - Jun 2011

Plainfield Fire Protection District
• Firefighter/EMT

  • Jul 2003 - May 2010

Faith Lutheran Church - El Campo, TX
• Pastor

  • Jun 1995 - Jun 2000