Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Lincoln Christian College, 1997.
Major: Music Ministry
Area of Concentration: Composition
Master of Science in Music Technology, School of Music, Indiana University, 2000.
Field: Music Software and Instructional Design
Currently in process:
Master of Arts in Contemporary Theology, Lincoln Christian Seminary
Teaching Experience:
Special Instructor of Music
1999-2000
Lincoln Christian College, Lincoln IL.
Assistant Professor of Worship
2000-2006
Lincoln Christian College, Lincoln IL.
Associate Professor of Worship
2006-present
Lincoln Christian University, Lincoln IL.
Classes taught at Lincoln: Technology for Musicians; Arranging; Song Writing for Community Worship; Worship Design; Biblical Theology of Worship; Theological and Historical Foundations of the Lord’s Supper; Studio Recording; Sound Reinforcement; Visual Media for Worship; Rehearsal Techniques for Modern Worship Bands; Guest Lecturer on the subject of contemporary music in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Non Classroom Contributions: Programming, implementation and co-leadership of weekly undergraduate chapel services; member of Educational Technology team; technical and administrative oversight of music technology lab and recording studio; Honors Program Chair, various constituency church seminars on worship
Professional Experience:
Minister of Worship and Creative Arts
1996-1999
Indian Creek Christian Church, Indianapolis, IN.
Duties: Responsible for oversight and leadership of worship and artistic ministries at Indian Creek. Included supervision of two part-time creative arts staff and over 150 arts volunteers.
Musical Director
1999-2000
Eastview Christian Church, Normal, IL.
Duties: Responsible for oversight and leadership of worship band. Member of the creative arts programming and planning teams. Responsible for producing musical arrangements and worship leading.
Interim Minister of Worship
January 2005 – June 2005
Madison Park Christian Church, Quincy, IL.
Duties: Maintain and administrate worship ministry at Madison Park while search for full time Minister of Worship is in progress.
Papers, Publications, and Media:
“An Exploration Of A Cappella Music Within The Convergence Worship Model”
June 2007
A paper presented at “The Ascending Voice: An International Symposium Of Sacred A Cappella Music,” Pepperdine University.
“A Table of Action: Understanding the Lord’s Supper through the Lens of Speech-Act Theory”
March 2009
A paper present at “The Stone-Campbell Journal Conference,” Cincinnati Christian University.
Host of the Worship Conversations Podcast (www.worshipconversations.com)
July 2005 – present
Worship Conversations is an interview based audio program which explores various topics related to the worshipping church.
Various worship seminars for the local church