Chris accepted the Lord’s full-time call to ministry in 1974 and was joined by his wife, Faith four years later when they married. They have a daughter and two grandsons. Chris has a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in preaching and Biblical backgrounds from Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Chris also has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Faith has a Bachelor of Science degree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
Chris spent 3 years during his studies toward a Master of Divinity and another year serving in local churches in youth and teaching ministries. Following this time, Chris and Faith began 28 years of serving 5 churches as senior pastor or church planter. All 5 of these churches grew significantly. Of note is that they planted a church in Toronto, Ontario, made up of people from 17 countries. These 17 countries were largely Asian countries but included members from many other countries as well. Chris also pastored a church in Fort Worth while seeking his Ph. D. He was known to lead to faith and disciple many new believers in each of these 5 churches.