Healing-Centered Ministry & Spiritual Formation
Meeting people where systems have failed them — with grace, with truth, and without pressure.
I am a United Methodist pastor, certified evangelist, author, and church planter in northwest Ohio. My calling has been shaped by one persistent conviction: grace does not wait for people to get their lives together before showing up.
Through writing, speaking, and ministry, I work at the intersection of faith and healing — creating spaces where people who have been hurt by the church, navigating trauma, raising foster children, or living with neurodivergence can encounter a God who is not surprised by any of it.
My specialization is relational, trauma-informed evangelism — the slow, patient, non-coercive work of introducing people to Jesus in a way that honors their full story.
Before behavior, before belief, before certainty — God's grace is already at work. Every space I create begins there and stays there.
Wesleyan FoundationPeople do not need to be fixed before they are welcomed. The most transformative communities I know are built on radical, unhurried acceptance.
Trauma-InformedYou don't need a platform or perfection to change lives. A single story of how Jesus met you is enough to open a door for someone else.
Relational EvangelismA year-long Scripture-driven devotional series for ordinary believers seeking more than surface-level faith — rooted in John's Gospel and the rhythms of the liturgical year.
Read More → Curriculum · Lent & EasterAn adult confirmation journey through Lent and Easter grounded in Wesleyan theology — written for those who arrive with complicated histories and fragile faith.
Learn More → Memoir · In ProgressThe story of a transformative friendship that changed the course of a life. A memoir about the people who show up and the grace they carry without knowing it.
Follow the Journey → Blog · Foster Care AdvocacyA collaborative space exploring the realities of foster care, healing, and the families who open their doors. Written alongside my daughter — where healing begins.
Visit → Worship Community · EUMCA stations-based, trauma-aware, consent-driven worship experience at Edgerton UMC — designed for those who have been hurt by church or don't fit the traditional mold.
Learn More → Church Planting · Multiply OhioParticipating in the Multiply Ohio Greenhouse program, planting seeds of a church for the unchurched, the church-hurt, and the spiritually searching in northwest Ohio.
Learn More →"I don't need people to have it together before I show up. Neither does Jesus. That's where I start every time."
Whether you're looking for a speaker for your event, a resource for your congregation, a voice for your community's healing work, or you just needed to read something today that felt true — I'm glad you're here.
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