I was born in Austin but have spent most of my life in Dallas. I grew up attending church, but as a freshman in college, I started to question whether Christianity was really believable. At the same time, I was driven by a need to please people and somehow prove my life a “success.”
What I discovered then, and what I continue to believe now, is that the Christian faith is not only true, but it meets our deepest needs. Jesus makes sense of our lives and our world like no one else. His outrageous claims are believable; his self-giving character is compelling; and his amazing grace is freeing. When we know that God loves and fully embraces us through Jesus, we can admit our flaws, grow in our character, and begin to join God in a world-renewing mission far bigger than ourselves. I count it such a privilege to lead this church family, as we seek to follow Jesus together.
In 2019 my wife, Brandi, and I sensed that God was calling us to help launch a new local church in Lake Highlands. We’re grateful to raise our young son, Patton, in this diverse, family-friendly Dallas neighborhood. We love our LH neighbors and want to help them follow Jesus and flourish in all the ways God intends.
Prior to launching Grace Lake Highlands, I served as the teaching pastor and the student pastor at Highland Park Presbyterian, the church that called us to start this new community. I love to learn and completed my undergrad at Dartmouth College, a Masters of Divinity at Redeemer Seminary, and a Doctorate of Ministry at Duke University. Some of my favorite things to do include reading, playing tennis, eating Taco Joint, cheering on Dallas sports teams, and having conversations with anyone who wants to explore and experience life with God.
I was born and raised in Houston and graduated from Texas A&M University in 2014. Prior to moving to Lake Highlands in February 2020, I served as youth director at Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church in Albany, Texas. Albany is where my wife, Claire, and I married and where we both sensed a greater clarity to pursue pastoral training from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. In January 2020, I graduated with my Masters of Divinity, and in 2021I was ordained as ECO pastor.
I am so excited to be in Lake Highlands and to be a part of what God is doing here. We long to play a part in seeing people reconciled to God through the gospel of Jesus and to see followers of Jesus live out of their identity as beloved children of God. I am passionate about my wife, Claire, and my sons, Knox and Crew. I also love preaching, college football, and all things Tex-Mex. In my free time, I enjoy getting outdoors with my family, cooking, reading, and time on the basketball court or golf course.
I was born and raised in a small town in Spain called Alicante, where I grew up in a Christian family. My grandfather started a church in the city and my parents have been serving God as pastors of a church for many years. I come from a family of musicians, so my parents enrolled me in the Professional Conservatory of Music where I acquired musical knowledge and the ability to play an instrument and sing. Over the years God awakened in my heart a passion to worship him and lead his church to worship, so at the age of 15 I began to serve God as a worship leader in my home church.
In 2018, in response to God's calling, I decided to move to Dallas to study theology at Christ For The Nations Institute. In May 2021 I graduated with a diploma in Worship & Pastoral Major. After my graduation God opened the door to serve as the worship leader at Grace Church Lake Highlands, where I have grown a lot. I feel very honored to be a part of what God is doing in Lake Highlands, and my deepest desire is that God's presence would be tangible in every service, as we worship him in spirit and truth.
Some of my favorite things to do outside of worship are to spend time with my wife, Alejandra, as well as to travel, eat, listen to music, watch soccer, and read.
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