Jon, this is a very nice idea! I appreciate making space for an ex-Baptist in your post.
1. My wife Michelle and I have been married for 31 years.
2. I was ordained in an SBC congregation in 1989, recognized as an American Baptist minister in 1993 and then starting serving in United Methodist churches in 2010 becoming an "Elder in Full Connection" in 2013.
3. My current appointment is at First UMC in Indianola, Iowa a bedroom community 10 miles south of Des Moines. I am now serving in my third UM congregation.
4. We have one daughter, Katie, who is the Office Manager of Ames United Church of Christ and a graduate of Iowa State University. She got married a little over a year ago. She loves the UCC's emphasis on social justice and makes her old man look conservative.
5. I currently serve as the chair of the District Committee on Ordained Ministry and on the Iowa Conference Board of Ordained Ministry.
6. By virtue of being the Lead Pastor of Indianola First UMC, I'm a member of the Board of Trustees at Simpson College here in Indianola.
7. Something you may not not about me, though I've mentioned my membership occasionally, is that I'm very involved in the Masonic fraternity and currently serve as Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Iowa and the Grand Chaplain of a side order called the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons.
8. My wife and I love to kayak on a couple of local lakes in the area.
9. I've done short term mission work in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Guatemala.
10. I have a tattoo of the Chi-Rho symbol on my left forearm. (Down to the trivia.)
The photos below are the installation of officers for the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons and my daughter's wedding.