God called me to full-time service in January of 1982. I enrolled in the Independent Baptist Bible Institute, which is located in Clinton, MD. I graduated in January of 1985.

A few months after graduation, my wife Lori and I were married. God led me to Hyles-Anderson College in Hammond, IN. I graduated from Hyles-Anderson in 1989. After graduating, I returned to Southern Maryland and was brought on staff at Independent Baptist Church of Clinton, MD for one year as an intern.

During my internship, God called me to start a church in Lexington Park, MD, where I presently serve the Lord as the Pastor of Patuxent Baptist Church.