Dave is an ordained elder and registered evangelist in the Church of the Nazarene. He was a Chief Warrant Officer 2 and flew helicopters for the Army National Guard. Dave is a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He has worked with Jason Hanson, Luther Ellis, and Jeff Hartings to name a few, as a special trainer for the Detroit Lions. Dave also serves as a chaplain for the Oxford Police Department. He is a frequent contributor to The Citizen newspaper in Ortonville, Michigan. Dave is a graduate of Nazarene Bible College in 1998 and in 2008 earned a Masters degree in Spiritual Formation from Northwest Nazarene University. Dave and Ruth live in Oxford, Michigan and have been married for 27 years. Their daughter, Lindsay is married to Cody who is currently serving in Iraq. When he isn’t preaching or counseling, and the weather is right, you can look for him riding his Harley motorcycle.