Adults

I am so excited to serve on the Northwest staff as the Group Life Administrative Assistant. I grew up in Prosper and after graduating from Texas A&M, moved to Houston where I worked in the commercial furniture industry. During my first few years in Houston, God began to move in me and I started seeking Him out. Even though I grew up believing in God, I found Jesus during a mission trip to Nicaragua. This was the first time I really accepted and understood the sacrificial love Jesus has for me. Shortly after, the Lord started nudging me and I began a new journey working for a church where I could serve the body of Christ every day. I am constantly being reminded that God’s plans are bigger and better than my own and all I have to do is follow Him. In my free time I am taking classes at Asbury Theological seminary, like to take my dog on walks, paint, play Pokemon, and spend time with family and friends.

It is a dream come true for me to serve as the Group Life and Women's Minister here at Northwest Bible Church. I was born and raised in Buffalo, NY, where I worked as a Registered Nurse in various capacities for many years. My longest and favorite stint was in Labor and Delivery. As I served my church as a volunteer in Women’s Ministry, I felt God’s call to pursue further Biblical education. I moved to Dallas in 2016 to attend Dallas Theological Seminary and began attending Northwest shortly thereafter. I was raised in a Christian home and accepted Christ as my Savior at 6 years old. As I grew physically, so did my faith. I loved Jesus and sought to share the love he had shown me to my family, friends, coworkers, and patients. At church I served in children’s, youth, and women’s ministry. But at thirty years old, I hit a crossroads in my faith. My life looked nothing like I planned, my health failed, and some Christians hurt me deeply. I felt like God turned his back on me. Yet as I stewed in my anger, Jesus gently showed me the truth of who he is: Good, Loving, Gracious, and Merciful. My lament gave way to awe and deep love for the God of Grace. He used this time to show me my desperate need for his grace and strength every single day. I love to eat and travel, in that order. Mountains, oceans, lakes, cities, missions trips—I love exploring all God made. But a  good travel experience better involve excellent food! God knew I needed Tex-Mex in my life when he moved me to Texas, and I can eat it for every meal. I like discovering new restaurants in Dallas, preferably over belly-laughs and deep conversation with good friends.

I am beyond excited to be on staff at Northwest as Group Life Coordinator! I have a bachelor’s degree in Ministry Leadership from Dallas Christian College and a master’s degree in Women’s Ministry Leadership from DTS. My prayer is that God will use me in the lives of other women by encouraging them to not dwell on the brokenness in their lives but to find hope in God who has not forgotten about them or left them but is madly in love with them. I came to know the Lord at the age of 9 after my parent’s divorce. I desperately needed the love of my Heavenly Father and committed my life and my heart’s desires to Him. It wasn’t until the age of 20 that I really began to grow in my faith, found a new love for His Word and truly began becoming the woman He created me to be. Through some disappointments, I learned what it means for God to be enough and for Him to meet all my needs. God really does use what others mean for evil and use it for our good and His glory! (Genesis 50:20) Nothing makes me happier than being a wife to my husband, Thomas and the mother to our two children, Tomlin & Kellie Bob. Some of my favorite things are traveling, the beach, listening to music, reading, running and sharing a big bowl of ice cream with my kids! My go to verse is Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” I have come to know that there is no greater peace then choosing to trust God with your life and to find unexpected joy in a life committed to following Him.

It is a great blessing to serve our church as the Care Minister. As our church embraces brokenness, I seek to lead our care teams in responding to the needs that often accompany it.  I have attended Northwest for several years and joined the staff in 2012. After graduating from Dallas Theological Seminary and developing a counseling practice, the Care ministry is a wonderful place to put my skills and gifts to work for the Kingdom. I was raised in a Christian home and grew up in church in Brownwood, Texas.  I accepted Christ as a teenager but kept God at arm’s length for many years.  After college at Baylor, I returned home to run the family business.  I began serving at a church there, and enjoyed almost 20 years of slow but steady spiritual growth before moving to Dallas.  At Northwest, my spiritual life spiked as my family and I became involved in a small group for the first time.  Some of the greatest blessings in my life are a direct result of relationships developed there and the way God revealed Himself in the midst of life with those people. I may be known best for my accent, bringing a little bit of the country to the big city.  I love watching movies and playing games with my wife and son.  I enjoy backpacking - my son and I are still working on Mom.  When I’m not reading something, I’m writing something.  A passage that has greatly influenced my ministry is Gen. 2:18, the first crisis in scripture.

I became a part of the Northwest ministry family in July of 2019. My wife and I moved from Louisiana to Dallas to attend Dallas Theological Seminary, however, it was the love and community of Northwest that made Dallas feel like home. In 2018 I took part in Northwest’s Residency Program and now, it is my joy to serve in Northwest’s mission to invite people into the unexpected joy of desperate dependence on Jesus as the Young Adults and Men's Minister.  Doing the right thing always seemed to come naturally to me. Growing up in a Christian home, I prided myself on being the “good kid” that other parents used as an example. It wasn’t until my junior year in high school that God began to reveal how my outward behavior was merely a smokescreen to cover up a desperate longing for something more, something that could only be found in a relationship with Him. When I went to college, I set off on an adventure to understand the depths of God’s love, the beauty of His grace, and the life-altering fulfillment found only in knowing Him. It is my joy to be a traveling companion for others on their own journeys to know the one true Hero of all stories. My great hope is to embolden the faith of others as we travel down the road of life together. In my free time I’ll either be sweating in the gym or relaxing with my wife, Kacy, watching Neflix. I love reading, watching, or listening to grand stories and enjoy good conversation over great food.  If you need someone to go to lunch with, I’m your guy.