About Us

Our Calling

First and foremost, we are called to serve the Lord where He calls – so far that has included campuses in Western Pennsylvania and Washington, DC; as well as at Campus Crusade’s headquarters, using our technical an creative gifts to empower & resource staff around the world to be more effective in the field.

Both of us were believers from about age twelve – Carrie came to Christ during an altar-call at a Newsboys concert, myself during a conversation with my step-dad at church camp in Western NY.

In the fall of 1999 Carrie and I were Sophomores at Edinboro University; a staff member with Campus Crusade for Christ came to campus and taught us how we could share our faith with our friends in a way that made sense to them. From there we were sold, after finishing our degrees, we both joined the staff of Campus Crusade in 2003, and married August of the following year.

For 7 years we worked on college campuses in Western PA and then in the Washington DC area. Campus ministry is exciting. We were able to watch students fully grasp the power and beauty of the Gospel – whether they were already following Jesus and finally grasping the depth of His calling or responding for the first time. We loved being a part of students becoming sold on the vision of taking the good news to their own piece of the world – those palaces as varied as pharmaceutical laboratories in Lancaster, PA; congressional offices on Capitol Hill; pastoral offices in North Carolina and classrooms from Erie, PA to Virginia to Seoul, South Korea.

Our “Ministry Philosophy”

God has given Carrie and I a tendency toward the non-conventional in both life and ministry.

In daily life, we have a love of trying new things. I have a personal policy to always try the oddest-sounding item on any new menu. My dad jokes that he never knows what to expect my facial hair to be doing each time he sees me – in the past two years, I’ve had a 6-inch beard, a waxed mustache, Civil-War-style sideburns and most styles in between.

In ministry we enjoy problem-solving which often leads to new approaches to improve upon traditional methods. We both love unlikely possibilities and paradox, as we seem to find ourselves bumping the edges of the avoided and untried. As long as the Spirit permits, we’re willing to push boundaries of ‘usual’ and ‘normal’ to make it possible for more people to hear the Gospel. On campus we tended to be drawn toward students that would not likely be found in or near anything that looked like a ministry. I had the privilege of leading a student to Christ in a cigar shop in Western PA; and in DC we had an outreach that was a bacon-themed cook-off.

What’s Next?

After our time in DC, our leadership offered us working–sabbatical positions at Campus Crusade headquarters in Orlando. Carrie spent a year using her arts degree to help design new resources and recruiting tools, while I helped to redesign and update the main staff-resource webpage – aiding literally thousands of staff members to do their day-to-day jobs in the field.

As our year “Stint” in Orlando ended we felt that, despite our desire to return to the campus ministry in DC, the Lord was calling Jayson to stay at headquarters to work with the Jesus Film Project’s New Media team.

The Jesus Film is a 2-hour film that depicts the life of Christ as told in the Gospel of Luke. It was originally released in 1979, and has since been translated into 1,114 languages and dialects. The number of people who have indicated decisions for Christ following a Jesus Film viewing – 200 million! In just three years, JFP has planted more than 7,800 local churches & fellowships in at least 128 countries (there are 192 recognized countries total worldwide).

This is a great legacy to be stepping into, but – particularly with film and media – history like this is made because of people and teams who are looking ahead to what’s next so that everything that has already been does not become merely history.

My tendency to push boundaries along with my web-design and social-media training has landed me on the Digital Distribution Team within the Jesus Film where I will help to give creative direction to push boundaries of technology and design to make our films and in turn the Gospel accessible to people in countries veiled by distance, oppressive governments or spiritual roadblocks.

This team is pushing new boundaries of bringing the Gospel to people around the world through media that reaches them in their heart-language. In the past 32 years the Jesus Film has been viewed 6.3 billion times – we’re hoping to facilitate the next 6.3 billion within the next 10.

Our Future Call

We don’t know where our coats will hang or where our “office” will be in 5 years – an office in Orlando, a campus overseas, living rooms in and around Capitol Hill. What we’re sure of is this – God has called us to work to bring the Gospel effectively into people’s lives and we’ll do that where, how and to whom He leads.

Please consider partnering with us by your prayers and giving. We believe that God has called us to full-time ministry for the long-haul and we’d be honored to have you come along with us.