(For a brief profile of what I’m like and what makes me tick as a worker, read this self-assessment. You can also view my resume on LinkedIn.)
EDUCATION
M.A. in Theological Studies – Wheaton College Graduate School; Wheaton, IL
- Class of 2022 (December)
- Unfinished ABD (All but dissertation) Ph.D. in Biblical & Theological Studies
- Supervisor: Marc Cortez, Ph.D.
(Note: to read some of my academic essays, go here.)
M.Div. – Beeson Divinity School; Birmingham, AL
- Class of 2016 (December)
- Certificate of Anglican Studies – Beeson Institute of Anglican Studies
- Cumulative GPA: 4.00
B.A. – Cedarville University; Cedarville, OH
- Class of 2013
- Double Major: Pre-seminary Bible & Spanish
- Cumulative GPA: 4.00
EXPERIENCE
Software Engineer I – Proofpoint
- January 2022 – Present
- Prepared End User Sync Simplified for EA and GA Release (Q1-Q2 2022)
- Constructed Okta Integration (Q2-Q3 2022)
- Responsibilities include: software development (Java, MySQL, JavaScript, Python); bug fixes; research; planning.
Managing Editor – Anglican Compass
- August 2018 – July 2021
- Grew monthly users from 10K to over 30K (300% growth)
- Grew email list from 2K to 10K subscribers (500% growth)
- Edited guest posts for over 100 authors
- Managed the publication and/or promotion of 6 books
- Responsibilities included: project management; research; writing; editing; copyediting; proofreading; content marketing; email marketing; social media marketing; web design (WordPress, HTML, CSS, Squarespace); book publication; book marketing.
Pastor/Clergy (Anglican Priest)
- Church of the Savior (Wheaton, IL); November 2019 – Present
- Diocese: Churches for the Sake of Others (C4SO)
- Areas of ministry as a Deacon (see below) and now a Priest have included:
- preaching (public speaking, teaching),
- teaching,
- presiding at Holy Communion,
- providing pastoral care,
- leading musical worship,
- volunteering in student ministry,
- facilitating small group ministry,
- facilitating men’s ministry,
- designing and managing church website,
- and managing the rollout and use of our church management software.
(Note: to read/listen to my sermons, go here.)
Pastor/Clergy (Anglican Deacon)
- Church of the Savior (Wheaton, IL); June 2017 – November 2019
- St. Peter’s Anglican Church (Birmingham, AL); October 2016 – May 2017
Teaching / Research Assistant (Ph.D. Student)
- Wheaton College Graduate School (Wheaton, IL)
- For Marc Cortez, Ph.D., Professor of Theology; August 2017 – July 2019
- For Gregory Lee, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Theology and Urban Studies; August 2019 – June 2020
- Responsibilities included:
- Research
- Grading
- Teaching
- Copyediting
- Proofreading
- Indexing
Church Website Manager
- Church of the Savior (Wheaton, IL)
- Website: friendsofthesavior.org
- June 2017 – October 2019
- Responsibilities included:
- Redesign church website
- Transition old church website to Squarespace
- Manage and constantly improve church website
- Implement new sermons podcast
- Manage sermon archive
Youth Pastor/Minister
- St. Peter’s Anglican Church (Birmingham, AL)
- January 2014 – December 2016
- Responsibilities included:
- Discipleship of middle school and high school youth
- Regular teaching and preaching
- Planning and implementation of weekly meetings, special events, and service projects
- Serving regularly as a Deacon during services of Holy Communion
- Pulpit supply preaching
- Coordinating and optimizing Leadership Development Internships
Other Positions
- Student Library Aide; Beeson Divinity School (Birmingham, AL); August 2014 – July 2016
- Student Media Center Worker; Beeson Divinity School (Birmingham, AL); June 2013 – December 2013
- Student Grader / Teaching Assistant; Cedarville University (Cedarville, OH); August 2012 – May 2013
- Resident Assistant; Cedarville University (Cedarville, OH); August 2011 – May 2012
HONORS & AWARDS
Beeson Divinity School
- 2017 – History & Doctrine Award 2016-17
- 2016 – Guide One Foundation Scholarship ($2,500)
- 2013-16 – Dean’s Scholarship ($10,000/yr.)
Cedarville University
- 2013 – Faculty Scholarship Award (Cumulative 4.0 GPA)
- 2013 – The Oxford University Press Award: Preseminary Bible (Highest GPA in Program)
- 2013 – The Daniel Award ($5,000)
- 2012 – Dr. Donald Tyler Scholarship ($1,250)
- 2011 – Alumni Honors Scholarship: School of Biblical and Theological Studies ($1,000)
- 2009-2013 – Cedarville Scholar (75% Tuition; $70,000)
- 2009-2013 – Dean’s Academic Scholarship (Remainder of Tuition, Room and Board; $28,000)
Other
- 2009 – National Merit Scholar Finalist
- 2009 – Cincinnatus Presidential Scholarship Recipient (Declined)
- 2008 – ACT Perfect Score (36)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
The Guilt of Karl Barth: Strengths and Weaknesses of Barth’s Römerbrief Reading of Romans 9:30–10:21
- 2019 Barth Graduate Student Colloquium
- The Center for Barth Studies; Princeton Theological Seminary (Princeton, NJ)
- August 14–16, 2019
Disunity as Ecclesiological Impossibility: A Barthian Analogy
- Regional ETS Southeast
- Lithonia, GA: 2015
Reconciliation and the Lack Thereof: Atonement, Ecclesiology, and the Unity of God
- Regional ETS Southeast
- Birmingham, AL: 2014
REFERENCES
(For contact information, please contact me.)
- Kevin Miller, my Rector at Church of the Savior in Wheaton, IL.
- Greg Goebel, my supervisor/co-conspirator at Anglican Compass.
- Marc Cortez, my doctoral supervisor at Wheaton College.
- Peter Smith, one of my closest friends, a former supervisor and colleague in student ministry.
- Jonathan Musser, one of my closest friends, a former roommate in college.