I have been a minister for nearly 31 years and I currently serve the Divine Hope Church  in Mountain Lake Park, MD. I am married to Cathy (for 39 years) and have two sons, John (29) and Chris (25). Prior to entering ministry, I was in managment positions for Ohio Bell Telephone Company and Sears. As a pastor, I have done an unusual amount of Biblical pastoral counseling - about 20,000 hours. Over the years I have witnessed first hand the impact that life traumas have on people, mostly negative. Instead of being fulfilled in life, life often seems incomplete and even helpless and/or hopeless. It is this issue that has prompted me to co-author my first book. I am also a co-founder of a non-profit lay Biblical counseling center in our community called Living Hope Biblical Counseling Ministry, Inc. I am currently working on my Doctorate Degree in Pastoral Counseling through Andersonville Theological Seminary.

A.A. in Liberal Arts from Sinclair Community College in Dayton, OH (1977).

B.A. in Religious Studies (Magna Cum Laude) from Wright State University in Dayton, OH (1985).

M. A. in Pastoral Counseling (Summa Cum Laude) from Andersonville Theological Seminary in Camilla, GA (2004).

Currently working on Doctorate in Pastoral Counseling through Andersonville Theological Seminary in Camilla, GA.

Maryland State Youth Soccer Boys Coach of the Year (1998).

National Junior College Athletic Association - Region XX Men's Soccer Coach of the Year (2003).

The first book I have authored (with another pastor friend of mine) is "M.E.S.H.: How to Have Mental, Emotional, Spiritual Health for Life" through Publish America. The book was released on July 3, 2006 though it is currently available through Publish America's Online Bookstore and online from Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com, Borders, Books-A-Million, Chapters (in Canada), and a number of international bookstores around the world. I am currently writing a second book dealing with the personal discovery of one's personal passion, purpose or destiny which is expected to be submitted for publication later in 2010.

Divine Hope Church
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Living Hope Biblical Counseling Ministry, Inc.
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