Pastor Dave is a veteran pastor-teacher and shepherd having served several churches in Illinois and Pennsylvania throughout the past three decades. He has the heart, passion and vision of a church planter having been used of the Lord to successfully re-plant a local church in Central IL. As a graduate of Baptist Bible College and Seminary of PA, he is a careful student and teacher of the Word of God, loves theology and is an avid reader. He is the founder of Sports4Him, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 ministry that assists local churches in their desire to minister to athletes, coaches, officials and sports fans alike. His vision for GraceLife Church is to raise up and train an assembly of believers who passionately love, serve, and proclaim Christ. He has a heart for evangelism and loves the Doctrines of Grace. Pastor Dave is an avid sports fan and sometimes feels like a fish out of water in the northeast. He follows the St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago Bears and Illinois Fighting Illini but secretly enjoys watching the Phillies, Eagles and the Nittany Lions as well. He and his wife Kathy have three children who all love the Lord.