Pastor Mike and his wife, Joy, have been married for more than 24 years and have three children: Melina, Natalie, and Aiden. He has been in pastoral ministry for over 20 years, previously serving churches in Georgia and Indiana. They began their ministry at New Life in the Summer of 2015.

In addition to church ministry, Pastor Mike is also a Board Certified Chaplain, working with CHI Health.

Pastor Mike has more than 15 years experience teaching biblical studies at both the undergraduate and graduate level at various colleges.

B.A. in Bible and Religion (Huntington University)

M.A. in Biblical Studies (Denver Seminary)

D.Min. in New Testament Context (Northern Seminary)