A little about me

In college on my hand-me-down gray couch I said “yes” to Jesus, recommitting my life and saying I would go wherever God sent me.

This journey of saying “yes” has led me to come on staff with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, marry Camilla, be a chaplain of a Gospel Choir, lead a predominantly Black chapter in St Louis, plant ministries on new campuses, help establish a partnership with IFES Cambodia, and be present on the streets in St. Louis to cry out for justice.

I am a follower of Jesus, father, husband, and cross-cultural planter of new works on campus.

About this site

I’ve organized this site in four main categories:

  • Draw Students to Jesus as Savior and Lord – for stories of students coming to Jesus and how we are reaching out on campus.
  • Teach Students to respond to God’s word – for ideas how to engage and how students are being transformed by scripture.
  • Engage People of all cultures and ethnicities – for our work in creating a reconciled community of believers reaching every corner of campus.
  • Encourage Service to God’s purposes in the world – for ways we are helping people practically apply their faith to their careers and communities.
Links to learn more

Watch this video to learn the story of Jesus I am saying yes to.

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship – my employer.

International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES)- the umbrella organization to which InterVarsity/USA is connected.

InterVarsity Press – our amazing publishing house.

Inductive Reading Plans to help you spend daily time in scripture.

Make a donation and partner with our work.

Faith for Justice – an organization that I helped start to continue the story of Biblical activism in St Louis.

Reading that has been influential

A Credible Witness – Brenda Salter McNeil

The Cross and the Lynching Tree – James Cone

Cross Cultural Conflict – Duane Elmer

Common Prayer: Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals – Shane Claiborne

Jesus and the Disinherited – Howard Thurman

Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach – Jane Vella

Long Wandering Prayer – David Hansen

Mañana – Justo L. González

Mirror to the Church – Emmanuel Katongole

The New Jim Crow – Michelle Alexander

Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership – Ruth Haley Barton

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? – Beverly Daniel Tatum