Michael was born in Missouri, spent part of his childhood in California, grew up in Arizona, and had the privilege of teaching English in Taiwan. After returning to the States, he attended Moody Bible Institute and later completed his seminary training at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. It was during his time at Moody that he met his wonderful wife, Marcie. Together they have three children—Justice, Audra, and Noah. Michael recently accepted the call to serve as the Senior Pastor at Grace Church in Allen, Texas, and is grateful for the opportunity to shepherd this community. His passions include centering everything the church does on the gospel, cultivating deep and authentic community, making disciples, and reaching others with the love of Jesus Christ.