Family Pastor
 
Chris is the Family Pastor. He coordinates the disciple making process at Bear Valley. Chris has been actively involved in full-time ministry for the past 15 years. He loves to teach and equip people as they journey in their faith.
 
Chris' desire is to reach people for Christ where they were at and to encourage them in their walk. His passion is to see people become dynamic followers of Christ. To see them know God, His Word, and be active about seeing Him become famous as they live and breathe in the place that he has given them to do the "salt-shaker" dance.
 
Chris wholeheartedly believes that connecting to God and others is the beginning of the trail. Small groups is where you can be encouraged, challenged, and focused upon your life mission - to serve others as you serve Christ, because that what Jesus did. Worship is the launching pad for your week of potential ministry opportunities. Be a light in a world that is full of darkness (Matthew 5:16).
 
He has a beautiful wife, Becky, and the craziest daughter ever in Lauren and the mostest strongest boy ever in Landon. Chris and his family have been at Bear Valley since 2002. They came from deep in the heart of Texas. Becky is an 8th grade History teacher in Jefferson County.
 
Chris has been educated a little bit at Howard Payne University (Brownwood, Tx), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Ft. Worth, Tx.), and is currently attending Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (San Francisco, CA).
 
Come climb with us as we tackle the different trails that life puts us on. Please do not hesitate to drop Chris a note if you have any questions.