Middle School

In August 2022, I joined Northwest as the Student Ministry Admin Assistant, and I'm blessed to work on this team! I grew up in the Kansas City area and moved around a bit before landing in Dallas a few years ago. I am currently attending Dallas Theological Seminary pursuing an MA degree in Biblical Counseling. I grew up in the church, became a Christian at a young age, and God has taught me time and again throughout my life that He is the one who prepares my path and guides my steps. I've found that the plans I make for my life are nothing compared to what He has for me. He has also shown me that as I seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, everything that I need will be provided for me, so I do not need to worry about what tomorrow might bring (Matthew 6). I am passionate about music and reading and sharing those things with the people in my life.

I joined the Northwest staff in October of 2020 as the Family Life Minister. After serving as a missionary and on staff at three churches since 2001, I am happy to be a part of what God is doing here in the Northwest family! Growing up in Memphis, I did not grow up in a home where Jesus was present. After finding myself in and out of trouble, God took control of my life and allowed me to meet an intentional youth pastor and students who invested in me. At 15 years old, God radically changed my life as I surrendered my life to Him and began to understand His grace and love! I was blessed enough to be a part of leading my mom to the Lord and helping my dad commit to a church once again! At 17, I knew God was calling me to serve Him for the rest of my life vocationally. My story has been and continues to be a story of grace – I have never deserved what God has done in my life and how He continues to use me, yet time after time, I find myself being blessed to be a part of His plan! A passage that has always resonated with me is John 3:30 – He (Jesus) must increase, but I must decrease. My hope is that people see Jesus in me more today than yesterday! When we have free time my wife Amy, and our two kids, Eli and Emma love camping, being outdoors, and eating tacos. I love coaching my kid’s sports teams, playing guitar, and being disappointed by Tennessee Vols Football.

In October 2021, I joined staff on the student ministry team at Northwest Bible Church, just a month after getting married. I love dogs, traveling, Mexican food, and spending time with my people. I was born and raised in Grapevine, TX. My husband is Tongan (pacific islander) and moved here in 2015. He plays rugby, and I played soccer my entire life through college. Although I grew up in church, I really understood God's grace at a church camp the summer before my 7th grade year. Through a series of difficult circumstances in my home in my middle school years, God showed me what He meant when He said, “the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Deuteronomy 31:6). I felt called into ministry at that same church camp going into my sophomore year of high school. God did so much in my life through student ministry and my leaders that I am now passionate about passing that on to students today. 

I'm excited to serve at Northwest as the Student Minister! I have been at Northwest since July of 2021 and absolutely love it here! My time in student ministry as a student was an incredibly influential time in my life, as it is for many. The summer before going into high school I got saved at youth camp and my life forever changed. I heard the truths of Psalm 139 and realized how much God knew and loved me, despite my sin. My youth group and youth pastor were an incredible foundation to help encourage, direct, and mold my faith. This is why I am so passionate and excited about student ministry and am thrilled about the incredible opportunity here at Northwest to serve students. While I was in high school, I met my now wife, Murphy. Yes, that’s right, her name is Murphy Murphy. We were high school sweethearts, in youth group together, went to college together, and got married after I graduated college. Murphy is just as passionate about student ministry as I am. We make a great team and are pumped about sharing Jesus with a generation that desperately needs Him. In our free time, we love spending time with friends and family, watching sports, traveling the world, and making memories! I am so excited about what God is doing here at Northwest in student ministry. I truly believe this generation could bring about a revival-type impact to our culture and our city. Let’s pray for that!    

I'm excited to be the Student Ministry Worship Leader at Northwest! I started playing music at a young age and began leading worship in middle school. I accepted Jesus as my savior and was baptized at the age of 6. As I got older, I struggled to know what direction God was calling me to. It wasn’t until I started a worship internship that I truly felt God calling me to pursue a career in worship. The verse that I have always felt most connected to is Micah 6:8, which tells us to “…do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God”. In my free time, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, playing and watching sports, playing games, and playing music!