Before coming to Resurrection Church, Steve served as Youth Pastor at Jesus Is Lord Church in Rosemount, MN. After that, he served as Pastor of Education at Cedar Ridge Community Church in Eagan and then Director of Adult Education at Minnesota Valley Community Church in Prior Lake.
He completed his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University. He earned Masters of Theological Studies in Biblical Studies at Bethel Theological Seminary (St. Paul) in 1995 and received his Masters of Science in Molecular Biology from the University of Minnesota in 2012. Steve is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies (Kansas City, MO). Steve has two adult sons and lives with his wife Jenny (veterinarian) on a sheep farm in Prior Lake, where he loves to sit in his reading cabin in the woods and read (when he is not doing photography).