Pastor Tom is an ordained minister with the Evangelical Free Church of America and has served in pastoral ministry for over 30 years, specializing in the start-up of new churches. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia where he received an MBA degree in Personnel Management, and of Columbia (S.C.) International University where he received a Certificate in Biblical Studies. He and his family served with the overseas mission of the EFCA in France in the 1990s, and he planted and pastored a new Evangelical Free Church in Hermann, Missouri from 2000 – 2015.
A relatively new, growing church such as Crossroads provides opportunities for people to serve and grow spiritually in ways they might not be able to in a more established church ; Tom loves helping to facilitate those kinds of opportunities for people in the church. He’s enthusiastic about the authenticity and diversity of the people at Crossroads — it’s a mix of people that reflects the diversity and freedom of the Evangelical Free Church, a denomination he has been part of since he was a teenager growing up in Columbia, Missouri. “Crossroads is a great place for people to get grounded in the Christian faith and to build strong relationships around the joy of knowing Jesus.”
Tom has eight children and seven grandchildren. His wife, Diana, passed away in 2013 after a 6-year battle with cancer, an experience which profoundly impacted him and his understanding of life and ministry. Tom has served as the accompanist for the show choirs at Nevada High School for the past eight years and was named 2023 Support Staff Person of the Year for the Nevada R-5 school district.
