Michael has served as lead pastor at Liberty since 2019, after spending the previous 10 years as the associate pastor.
While pastoring, he taught Latin part-time for 24 years at Trinity Christian Academy and Liberty Classical Center.
Michael currently serves on the board of Reach Reproductive Health, one of the largest pro-life ministries in the greater St. Louis/St. Charles area.
He is also Vice President of St. Charles Christian Home Educators, an organization that provides support, fellowship, and classes for homeschooling families.
Michael has coached his children at every level of basketball through the St. Louis Blue Knights, a homeschool sports organization. He serves as chairman of the Coaches Committee, helping place top-level, Christian coaches for each team.
Passionate about strengthening the global church, Michael has traveled to Belize 13 times in the past 15 years to serve and build up local congregations there.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri–Columbia, a Master’s from Covenant Theological Seminary, and a Doctorate from Whitefield Theological Seminary.
Michael and his wife, Andrea, have been married for 26 years and are blessed with four wonderful children: Logan (23), Job (21), Trinity (18), and Ethan (16).
In his spare time, he enjoys reading, doing small house projects, and working outdoors.