LEADERSHIP & STAFF

I am overjoyed to serve as Northwest’s Events Manager and be a part of the family here. I previously worked for Tyson Foods as a Load Planner overseeing daily shipping operations for the last 9 years and moved to Dallas when another job opportunity was offered to my wife. We have been married for 16 years and have two beautiful children.  Christ found me in a dark place in my life, where I struggled with depression, addictions, and a crumbling marriage, coupled with the loss of my older brother who was like a father and my best friend. I was lost, and finding a reason to go on became difficult, so I began a conversation that I haven’t had in a long time with our Father and He responded by sending me one of His servants to invite us to their Church. From the moment I stepped into His house, I felt the Holy Spirit for the first time in my life, and I haven’t stopped attending since! Jesus did exactly what He said He would and restored my heart, took my addictions, and filled me with grace! Now, with a renewed spirit, I can fully enjoy what God has blessed me with and given to me. Spending time with my children and taking my wife on dates are my favorite ways to spend my time. I also enjoy playing the guitar, listening to worship music and reading scripture. 2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." This verse really speaks to me and knowing how the Lord has changed every aspect of my life by simply giving myself to Him and all the glory is His!

I am privileged to serve as the Bookkeeper here at Northwest Bible Church. I joined the team in June 2018, after 12 years in Accounting at Norton Rose Fulbright. It was God’s grace that led me to my current role here at Northwest, after taking a year and half off work to transition my then 5-year-old to kindergarten. I grew up going to church and learned about our Savior Jesus Christ in my early childhood. There was one specific prayer that I would pray every day and my prayer was finally answered at the age of 17. I’m highly dependent on our Lord Jesus Christ who is in the midst of it all. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, trying out different restaurants, watching movies, and traveling. This verse reminds me of God’s grace in my everyday life: 2 Corinthians 9:8 — "God has the power to provide you with more than enough of every kind of grace. That way, you will have everything you need always and in everything to provide more than enough for every kind of good work."

I am blessed and privileged to serve as the Controller for Northwest Bible Church, having arrived here in January 2020. I’ve served in a number of capacities in the finance and accounting arena over the years, primarily in the nonprofit industry. Prior to my arrival, I served in a similar role at an organization which, among other programs, resettled refugees in the Dallas area. In recent years, the organization collaborated with Northwest at the Northwest Community Center, and it was through that relationship that I became more fully aware of the leadership role that Northwest plays in bringing the Gospel to refugees and, truly, the whole world! I grew up in a large family, and my parents took their faith, the practice of it, and imparting it to us kids very seriously. It wasn’t until the birth of my first child that I completely understood how essential and challenging this could be. But even more importantly, I realized at that time that I was essentially borrowing on my faith heritage, and needed to make my relationship with Jesus personal, so that I could then more effectively reflect Him to my children and to others I interacted with. In my years with the resettlement agency, I developed a heart for refugees and other strangers, whom Jesus called us to welcome. While my “life verse” has changed over the various seasons of my life, the call “to do justice, love kindness, and to walk humbly” with God has compelled me to remember that all of us are created in His image and deserve respect, kindness and love. I was born and raised and spent my entire life in and around the Dallas area (as did my parents and grandparents!), so I have a passion for the city and its people. I’ve been married to my beautiful wife, Mary, for 30 years in October, and have two grown daughters. Gathered with and surrounded by other followers of Jesus in active worship is my greatest pleasure. Otherwise, I’m happiest when I’m outdoors, whether it’s walking, hiking, running or riding my bike, and spending time with family and friends. And occasional binge-watching (appropriate!) television.

I started my IT career working in a small private computer repair shop owned by an old friend of mine who introduced me to the world of computers back when I was a freshman in college. From there through training, diligence, and hard work I advanced to the rank of a senior network engineer contractor within the financial industry. However, I never was quite satisfied with my work and felt I should be using my skills for a different purpose. Back in September 2008, I accepted a temporary position at Northwest Bible Church to help fill in after the previous IT director left. After working for Northwest, I felt like I found my calling and accepted the position fulltime in November 2008 and have been blessed to serve ever since.     I grew up in a Christian home in the St. Louis area and accepted Christ at an early age, but didn’t really start following Him until I met my wife, a pious woman who brought the word of God more into my life to help form my spiritual foundation.     I enjoy spending time with my wife of 11 years and my two children, watching history documentaries, going to the gym, and tinkering around on our family’s and friends’ computers since I am a techie after all.

I am honored and blessed to being serving as a graphic designer at Northwest Bible Church! I joined the team in March 2018, after working in marketing agencies for 4 years. My husband and I felt the calling to leave our home in North Pole, AK and see what doors God would open up. It was an incredible journey to see God work and provide this amazing opportunity! I was truly blessed to grow up in a Christian home, church and school. I accepted Christ into my heart when I was 5, after listening to a message at Awanas. I have always believed in Jesus and considered myself a Christian, however, I struggled with insecurities throughout Junior High and my early years in High School. I didn’t find my identity in Christ. After God opened my eyes through a missions trip to Russia, I began to see my identity in Him. I am now happy to live my life through God’s eyes and not my own!  I am so lucky to live with some of my best friends (my husband Darren and our dog Duke)! I love spending time with friends and family when I get the opportunity. My favorite environment is being outside, surrounded by tall buildings! I enjoy biking, longboarding/skateboarding, snowboarding, soccer and I would love to learn how to hip-hop dance. I love food and my favorite snacks are lemons and limes. My favorite verse is Philippians 4:13 — I am a dreamer and I believe God has big plans for my life, so I love to remember that I CAN do all things through CHRIST who strengthens me!

It has been my pleasure to serve as the Office & Database Manager since 2013. I have a Journalism degree from the University of North Texas and spent 20 years in the legal field working as a paralegal and project manager. I am grateful for the opportunity to manage information about the people who attend and support our church. My Christian walk began when I was baptized at the age of 10, though it wasn’t until I married my husband 30+ years ago that life became Christ-centered. He helped focus me on the truth of the scriptures and showed me how to depend on the holy spirit. During a difficult time in my life, my aunt led me to Psalm 121 and it has since become my go-to verse: “Where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord…He who watches over you will not slumber…He will watch over your life.” My favorite thing to do is travel with my husband, family and friends. We love the Texas Hill Country and the Virgin Islands and try to add one new state or country to our travel adventures each year. This world is beautiful, and God is present everywhere.

Prior to coming on staff at Northwest in November 2000, I served 25 years in various ministry positions across the South such as teacher, elder, worship leader, youth minister and pastor.  Church finances were always a defining part of each position where I served.  Now I find great fulfillment in assisting the body of Christ maintain financial integrity by serving as a Bookkeeper within our Accounting department. During my junior year of high school, I realized my faith should be in someone more worthy than myself and my own goodness; therefore, I placed my faith in Christ and His work at that time. Shortly after that, I met my high school sweetheart, courted her for two and a half years, and married at the young age of 19.   Besides spending as much time as possible with my family, I really enjoy working in the yard and doing most of our own home maintenance.  My favorite vacation was a trip to Hawaii where Dorothy and I spent a week on the garden island of Kauai celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary.  I am so thankful for God’s active involvement in my family and have always desired to be led by the Holy Spirit as Acts 10:38 (NLT) speaks of Jesus: “And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.”

I am privileged to serve as the Director of Shared Services & Human Resources here at Northwest Bible Church. I greatly value being a part of a staff team that is desperately dependent on Jesus and shares openly about how the Lord is working through our struggles. I grew up in a Christian home and asked Jesus into my heart at the age of nine, but I really became devoted in my faith at the age of 21. I was consumed with the love and grace of the Lord and committed myself to serving Him. I have served the church in many ways over the years, but nothing has brought me greater joy than the opportunity to serve the needs of our church staff in every way possible. I am passionate about praying for and providing resources which equip and enable our team to perform the ministry to which God has called them. One of my favorite scripture passages is Daniel 3:17-18, which reminds me that God is always able to deliver me, but even if He does not, I am committed to serving only Him.

Although I have called Northwest Bible my church home for over 24 years, I have been privileged to serve as Senior Staff Accountant since late 2018. I have also greatly appreciated being a member of the Intergenerational Sunday School class, being involved in the Women’s Ministry and serving as a volunteer in both the Church library and in the Children’s Ministry. (Please join us in all or part of these opportunities!) Upon acceptance as Jesus Christ as my Savior, my relationship with Him is just as Our Father planned. He loves me unconditionally in my imperfection, but at the same time He is involved in my spiritual growth. Years ago, a friend called Philippians 1:6 her becoming verse: “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” (NIV). I look forward with joy to the promise in 2 Corinthians 3:18: “we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit (NIV). I enjoy reading, playing bridge, spending time with friends and helping others. It is my pleasure to serve the accounting needs of Northwest Bible Church and its members.

I am privileged to serve as the Facilities Manager here at Northwest Bible Church. I began my journey here at Northwest in July 1999. I have served in various roles prior to my employment here such as Dallas Theological Seminary and Sanitor Janitors. I have been married to the most awesome wife ever for many years, and we have two beautiful daughters who keep us very busy. I grew up in a Christian home and asked Jesus into my heart at the age of 10.  It was a very hot Texas summer at church camp when I committed myself to serving the Lord. As following great examples from my parents, we are highly involved in past and our current church. I believe my spiritual gift ever since I was in High School was the gift of service and I always thought it would be cool to serve and work in a church environment. So I feel blessed to be able to do that here at Northwest Bible Church. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends and watching lots of sports and movies. If I could have any food my preference would be Nachos from Taco Bell. Out of all the sports that I like to follow, my favorite is College Football. I am a big Oklahoma Sooners Fan, but my wife and kids like to disappoint me and cheer for the Longhorns, grrrrrrrrrrrr! My favorite Bible Verse is Daniel 2:22, “God reveals deep and mysterious things and knows what lies hidden in darkness, though he himself is surrounded by light.”

I love being able to use my creative skills for Jesus, and I love knowing that what I’m doing really makes a difference. After getting my BFA in Art Direction from Texas A&M Commerce, I started my first job as an art director at an advertising agency in downtown Dallas. I loved the fast-paced environment and the excitement of coming up with new promotional ideas and designs, but I didn’t really feel fulfilled. When the opportunity opened for me to become the graphic designer at Northwest (my home church), I decided to try it out. I’m so glad God led me here, because it’s been the single greatest blessing of my career, and it’s changed my view of using my gifts for ministry. I’ve been really blessed in my life because I don’t remember a time that I didn’t know Jesus. My parents are Christians and raised me to know God from an early age. I remember when I was about 3 or 4 years old, asking to pray with my mom to invite Jesus into my heart – I felt we were already friends, so I wanted to make it official! I’ve gone through many phases in my walk with Jesus. He’s been faithful to lead me through doubt, fear, joy, rebellion, and complacency, and to deliver me from bondage. If there’s one thing you should know about my personality, it’s that my brain is wired for comedy. I love laughing, which is one of the main reasons I was attracted to my amazing husband! He’s hilarious--on top of being a kind-hearted follower of Jesus. We were married in 2006 and are experiencing desperate dependence and unexpected joy in raising our two young children. Never a dull moment in our house, because we also have two adorably feisty miniature schnauzers! Some of my favorite things to do are hanging out and laughing with friends, singing, baking delicious tasty treats, getting pedicures, traveling, and being at the beach or anywhere close to the water!

I consider it an honor and privilege to serve Northwest Bible Church as the Human Resources Assistant.  I joined the team in July of 2019 after working in the insurance industry for eight years.  I believe that Human Resources is the heart of any organization and I am overjoyed to pour my heart into this team!  I am a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington (Go Mavs!) where I obtained my bachelor’s and master's degrees. I began attending church with my family on a consistent basis at the age of nine and became baptized shortly thereafter; however, I was in my early twenties when I fully grasped the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross for me.  The grace and mercy He has shown me throughout my life has given me no other choice but to live for Him.  Over the years I have served in various capacities including the usher ministry, being a youth Sunday School teacher, financial secretary and volunteer with Mission Arlington as an after-school Bible study teacher.  I am passionate about working with our youth and equipping the next generation to be a light in this world. I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, exploring new restaurants within the metroplex, traveling, cheering on our Dallas Cowboys and encouraging others through my own ministry and blog.  I am also the co-founder of a non-profit organization that focuses on the needs within the city of Fort Worth where I grew up.  My ministry and non-profit organization are founded on the scripture Hebrews 13:21, “may He equip you with all you need for doing His will.  May He produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to Him.  All glory to Him forever and ever! Amen.”