Experience
Experience
Management Experience
Nextran Truck Centers | Atlanta, GA (1997 – 2021)
www.nextranusa.com
Roles Held: Director of Operations, Corporate Director of Service Operations, Regional Director of Service Operations, Service Manager, Shop Foreman, Service Technician
At Nextran, I oversaw the vetting, hiring, development, and release of over 130 staff members. I was responsible for developing and maintaining budgets across multiple locations, with a combined annual revenue of $35 million. Additionally, I led strategic planning initiatives within my departments.
Notable achievements include:
Leading the development, training, and implementation of a unified system-wide service process.
Personally facilitating the turnaround of several underperforming locations.
Serving as the lead service representative in multiple dealership acquisitions.
Playing a key role in a full-scale business system transition.
Ministry Experience
Grace Community Church | Hudsonville, MI (2023 – Present)
www.gracehudsonville.org
Executive Pastor
Serving as Executive Pastor, I lead from the second chair in all aspects of church operations. My primary role is to lead staff and support the Lead Teaching Pastor.
Key contributions:
Clarified the leadership structure for the elder board, staff, and committees.
Developed multiple processes to ensure smooth administrative functions as the church continues to grow.
Led major initiatives, including a building project and church planting efforts.
Regularly teach in various class environments.
Amazima Ministries | Jinja, Uganda (2021 – 2023)
www.amazima.org
Pastor, Staff Life
I initially served on the administrative team, applying my experience in management, project development, and organizational leadership to create improvements in areas such as communication, asset management, and financial procedures. When the ministry's capacity for new projects diminished, I transitioned into a pastoral role within the Staff Life Department.
Key contributions:
Taught Sunday sermons on a rotation.
Led the development and instruction of the Students' Disciple Makers Club.
Took the lead on various projects for the Head of Staff Life.
Provided pastoral care for a staff of over 300.
Bethlehem Bible Church | Jinja, Uganda (2021 – 2023)
Teacher & Volunteer
Teacher & Volunteer
Bethlehem Bible Church is a network of house churches focused on training Ugandan men to become qualified elders and plant churches throughout Uganda. My family hosted a house church gathering weekly, and I was part of a preaching rotation alongside three other men.
Other Ministry Work
Suubi Children’s Ministry | Board Member & Active Leader (2021 – 2023)
Supported the ministry in sharing the gospel, building relationships, and providing for vulnerable children in a local village.
Aletheia Pastors Training | Teacher (2021 – 2023)
Taught pastors in various Ugandan cities on a monthly basis.
Led a week-long intensive training session in Tanzania.
Assisted in training over 70 pastors in Uganda and 35 in Tanzania.
Discipleship & Teaching
Personally discipled one Ugandan man in a one-on-one setting.
Led a 12-week class for seriously dating, engaged, and newly married couples (alongside my wife).
Berean Bible Church | Loganville, GA (2017 – 2021)
www.bereanchurchga.com
Teacher, Leader & Volunteer
At Berean, I led small groups, taught topical studies, and served as head of security following the tragic loss of our Senior Pastor. During a period of transition, I worked closely with our new Senior Pastor, supporting him in a variety of ways.
Key contributions:
Preached occasionally and provided counseling to members.
Led bylaw revisions and spearheaded efforts to establish and install the church’s first elder board.
Developed training for small group leaders and missions teams.
Led mission trips to Brooklyn, NY, first as a team member and later as the team leader.
Facilitated the Membership Matters class and oversaw the membership process.
The Church at Brook Hills | Birmingham, AL (2010 – 2017)
www.brookhills.org
Teacher & Volunteer
At Brook Hills, I was mentored by godly leaders who helped me develop as a teacher. My wife and I had a passion for mentoring young couples and took over an in-depth training class for new couples.
Key contributions:
Participated in mission trips to Indonesia and Belize.
Nominated for eldership but recognized I was not yet ready at the time.
Served in a three-year mentorship with the Executive Pastor, leading to two one-on-one discipleship relationships.
Served on the Personnel Ministry Team, a group of elders, staff, and lay leaders responsible for pastoral hiring, termination, and disciplinary matters.
Bell Shoals Church | Brandon, FL (2007 – 2010)
www.bellshoals.com
Volunteer
Took on leadership responsibilities within our small group ministry.
Completed Evangelism Explosion training and became a trainer.
Participated in my first mission trip to El Salvador.