Lance received his undergraduate training at Liberty University where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Missions (1995). He then studied at The Master’s Seminary where he earned his Master of Divinity degree (2000) and a Doctorate of Ministry in Expository Preaching (2011). Lance was ordained to the gospel ministry at Grace Community Church in 2001 and immediately departed to serve the Lord in the Czech Republic from 2001-2020 as a church planter. In addition to church planting and church revitalization, he also established the Czech Bible Institute, and Didsako publishing ministry. He began serving as the senior pastor of Westover Baptist Church in January 2021.