I've been a 'Riverlifer' since the summer of 2017. I have seriously fallen in love with this community of believers particularly in the last couple of years.

I married my wife in 2022 and together we have two fur-children (cats).

I've always loved my sports, my social cup being filled and diving in at church across worship, youth, children's, YA and life group programs. Drumming and Foundations in particular have been where I've found myself serving at Riverlife most! I have some rather strange idiosyncrasies and phobias that I can tell you about (or you can see for yourself) if we bump heads IRL.

My most defining moment came very recently! In the beautiful nation of Vietnam I was holidaying with my wife Franki when I felt the Lord speak to me so clearly about calling me into full-time ministry. It was a challenging call as I was kicking goals and enjoying my job at the time, where God was using me in leadership and relationships already. I had to closely examine my heart and where I was finding my joy and identity, and what the Lord showed me was as strong a picture of what he wants for my life that I think I've ever experienced before.

I have fond and powerful memories of my own time through Youth ministry as a teenager. Youth was where I felt loved, seen and accepted for who I was made to be, by my youth leaders and by the Lord himself. It's where I truly began to appreciate, understand and walk into the promises of identity and calling that Jesus has for my life. My passion is to open up the same opportunities for all to be seen and heard that walk in and out of Riverlife Youth. I'm also pumped to continue bringing the Good News into our local community and young people's lives more and more.