Breakdown of your title: 

Which basically means I introduce myself as an “associate” pastor in the real world because no one understands what I do. But really, my title just means I’m focused on the big picture. I’m asking questions like “does this series, program, class, event, etc. align with our mission and values here at Watershed?”. The “formation” part names how that work affects our community externally. The “mission” part gets at how that work spills out into the broader world.

What do you want people to know about you? (education, experience, family, favorite candy, sports teams, etc):

I’m married to Amy and we’re parents to Marina, Clara, and Leia. My bachelor's degrees are from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City - where I grew up - and I went to grad school at Fuller Theological Seminary in a program focused on intercultural theology. My favorite sports teams are Celtic FC, the Utah Jazz, and the University of Utah’s football team.

What’s your favorite/most inspiring part of your job?

I get to think about and talk about theology, philosophy, pop-culture, comedy, psychoanalysis, politics, and science for a living. It’s the autistic Enneagram 5 dream (I’m an autistic Enneagram 5). 

Interesting Facts:

My favorite word in the English language is: “contradiction”. Because it literally means “against words” or “against language” and gets at the way that the failure of language is foundational to consciousness and our experience of reality. 

If I were a superhero, my superpower would be: Google “Satoru Gojo.”