helping people

reach higher

Stepstool supports renewal in theological education and church imagination by connecting leaders, ministries, and everyday people with what they need to thrive.

Background

My career began studying physics and working as a research fellow. I transitioned out of my PhD program to enter the education and ministry. I became a director and teacher, helping train young adults and missionaries. I moved to Denver to translate this training and development experience into new models of church and business.

For the past decade, I have been pursuing this task while a seminary graduate student, church planter, and entrepreneur. This decade of integrated work has been invaluable and grounded me in a deep spiritual realism—all good theology must stay connected to everyday common life.

Pastoring

I serve a small house church community as a local pastor in Denver, CO. I also offer pastoral care for missionaries, pastors, and folks wrestling with their relationship to the church.

Teaching

I offer itinerant teaching to churches and parachurch ministry partners. Most of my work focuses on spiritual formation and practical theology. Helping make good theology accessible and applicable to real life.

Coaching

I offer fractional leadership support to those who are pioneering new expressions of church and missions. My focus is on offering needed relational support combined with wise organizational leadership.

24-7 Prayer Global

Currently, my primary oversight and accountability comes through the 24-7 Prayer Network. I am part of their Global Leadership team offering pastoral care and coaching to new and existing communities. We have a growing global network of over 115 communities expressed as traditional congregations, houses of prayer, missional communities, and house churches. I have been serving in leadership for the Communities Network for the past 5 years, helping run Leadership Pathway Cohorts and Learning Labs for our Missional Communities and Home Church expressions.

Supervisors

Other Partners

I also work in collaboration with Youth With a Mission, Practicing the Way, The Order of the Common Life, Vineyard USA, City Table, Poetice, as well as a handful of local churches in Denver.

Ministry & Partners

Caleb Maskell

Roger Ellis

Associate National Director of Theology & Education, Vineyard USA. Princeton PhD in American religious history, former Yale MDiv, teacher at Princeton Theological Seminary and Swarthmore College. Leads the Society of Vineyard Scholars.

Director of the 24‑7 Prayer Communities Network. MA Theology Westminster Theological Seminary Experienced church planter, mentor, leader in national movements (24‑7 Prayer, Fusion), and active board member of Westminster Theological Centre.

Concurrently to this work I will be undertaking doctoral studies in Practical Theology. In the first half of 2026 I am participating in a fellowship under the supervision of Caleb Maskell and Roger Ellis. Formal study is currently scheduled to commence in the Fall of 2026. The program I am doing is designed to be done while working in a full-time vocational ministry context. This work will directly apply and enrich my work of pastoring, teaching, and coaching.

Current Project

Integral

Our theology needs to make sense within the best learning and knowledge across disciplines.

Formational

The path for the church of the future is also ancient so we need to draw from the wisdom of tradition.

Relational

Our theology should produce the collateral effect of increasing relational health and maturity.

Missional

The net effect of all of this must lead to increased risk, sacrifice, and an outward movement of love.

Commitments

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Support

I am currently building a team of financial patrons and prayer support. Below is a link to my formal job description as well as a goal ministry budget.