Vocation
I am currently serving as the pastor for Bethany Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, WA. I am called to serve the community of Jesus Christ through sharing the Word and the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
I enjoy exploring the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament, focusing on diasporic texts, such as the books of Daniel and Esther, as they speak to third culture populations. With an additional degree in Practical Theology, I aim to correlate how these texts can inform preaching, spiritual, and worship practices in communities of faith.
Below is a list of the congregations/ministries I have been previously part of and a list of my qualifications and continuing education.
Ministry Experience
Education
Seminary Highlights:
Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA
MDiv & MA Practical Theology, 2021
Concentration: Preaching, Worship, and the Arts
Extra-Curricular Activities:
Hispanic and Latinx Association, President Fall 2018 – Summer 2020
Student Government Association, Representative Fall 2017 – Summer 2020
Awards:
Buechner Award in Preaching (2021)
Ludwig Richard Max Dewitz Old Testament Studies Award (2021)
Dabney and Tom Dixon Creation Care Preaching Award (2020)
Presbyterian Women of the Presbytery of St. Andrew Preaching Award (2019)
Samuel A. Cartledge New Testament Studies Award (2018)
Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ
Term: Spring 2021
Professor: Rev. Dr. Nancy L. Gross
Course: Word & Act: Sacraments, Funerals, Weddings
McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL
Term: Spring 2021
Professor: Rev. Dr. Lis Valle
Course: Liberationist Approaches to Worship & Preaching
Term: Fall 2020
Professor: Rev. Dr. Leslie Diaz-Perez
Course: Intro to the Tasks of Latin@ Practical Theology
Hispanic Summer Program
Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, TX
Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, TX
Term: Summer 2019
Professor: Rev. Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes (Union Theological Seminary)
Course: Extractivism – The Political, Emotional, Economic, and Religious Model of Our Times, A Liturgical Response (Preaching and Worship Colloquium)
Prior Degrees
Royal Holloway, London, UK
MA Producing Film & Television, 2007
Webster Univ., St. Louis, MO
BA Film Production, 2006
Continuing Education / Conferences / Training
224th PC(USA) General Assembly - Theological Student Adivsory Delegate, 2020
Festival of Homiletics, 2020
NEXT Church National Gathering, 2020, 2021
Hispanic Summer Program, 2019
PC(USA) Boundaries Training, 2019
Reformation Project, 2018
PC(USA) Seminarians of Color, 2018