Alexa and I have been married for 26 years. Together we are blessed to be the parents of Asa (20), Jack (18), Greta (16), and Sam (14). I spend my work days at Bain & Company, where I partner with leaders of large organizations as they navigate change. I also teach undergrads at Duke on the intersection of buinsess and theology.

We’ve been at Blacknall since 2003. I love the diversity and energy of this place — it’s full of long-serving saints and people for whom Durham is a meaningful stop along their journey. In many ways, Blacknall is our family here in Durham. It's a place where we feel truly known and loved and are called to serve.

It’s humbling to be known and loved by the Word made flesh, the Creator of all things. I am on a journey with Jesus — walking in the assurance of salvation while still living in a broken world. Jesus continually challenges my comfortable assumptions about what it means to follow Him and to be salt and light. Passages like Romans 12 have been especially shaping for me — the call to be “transformed by the renewing of your mind,” to offer my life as a living sacrifice, and to use whatever gifts I’ve been given in service to others.

We find ourselves in a meaningful moment, in a place full of opportunity and more than enough challenge. As Blacknall continues to live into its calling, I’m excited by the ways we are being invited to embody the love of Christ more fully — in how we worship, serve, and engage our neighbors. My hope and prayer is that we would continue to discern together how to faithfully live that calling with humility, courage, and love.