In my role as Associate Pastor, I am continually engaged in one-on-one discipleship and pastoral care, while also equipping our church for missions locally and globally.

I also give pastoral oversight to the Mission Team and the team’s leaders to assure that the church’s Missions Philosophy is applied consistently for all of our supported missionaries; and that new missionaries are being added to reach people groups in those areas of the world where the Gospel is most needed. I also direct GriefShare, TGP’s outreach to people inside and outside our church who have lost a loved one to death and are struggling with their grief by leading two weekly GriefShare sessions each year. Finally, I also provide Pastoral Care alongside other TGP pastors to those in our congregation as it is needed.

Ministry Highlights & Impact

This year, we added five new missionary units (single and couples) to our TGP Missionary Family. One is the daughter of an existing Missionary couple who grew up in this church; one is a single mom with two young daughters who is a member of our church and will be leading the local CEF Chapter (Child Evangelism Fellowship) beginning in January; one is an Israeli convert to Christianity who is planting a church in Haifa, Israel; and one is a young couple with two small children (one is a newborn) who, as of January 2026, will be planting a church among a small, remote people group near the Tibetan border of Nepal, and one is a local ministry leader, raised in our church!

Vision & Focus for the Coming Year

On January 1, 2026 my wife, Gail, and I will be retiring. TGP@North Syracuse Baptist Church has been our home church family for 46 years and will continue to be our church home for the foreseeable future. These ministries will not stop as others step into these positions of leadership, both pastoral staff and lay men and women. To God be the glory, great things He has done!

What does engagement look like?

We currently support 37 missionary units in nations around the world.

Continue to pray and to give!

We all must respond to God’s call to be disciples and missionaries in our world, so explore where you can and should respond: is it at home through a Gospel Community, through increased giving to send a partner, or through a short-term trip where you go into the wider field?

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