Ethan comes to us with a tremendous amount of experience both in local ministry, international missions and relational business. After graduating from Texas A&M University, Ethan served Montgomery County and The Woodlands in Young Life for 10 years, eventually as Area Director. This, of course, involved myriad skills including relational ministry skills foremost but also volunteer recruitment, organization, communication and leadership skills on a high level. It was during these years of Young Life ministry that Ethan met and married his wife Amber.

In 2002, Amber and Ethan embarked on their next adventure and mutual passion, international missions. They uprooted from The Woodlands area and moved to Kijabe, Kenya to serve at the Rift Valley Academy Boarding School for international missionary kids as supported missionaries from Faith Bible Church. For two years they taught Bible classes, Spanish, and coached basketball and volleyball. Ethan also went on small evangelistic trips to nearby villages. He and Amber also served as dorm parents to 24 students from 13 countries, many of whom they still keep in contact with.

Upon arriving back in the States, Ethan and Amber came back to FBC and immediately started a family. Their son Emmett was born soon after their return and daughter Ava followed a few years later. At this point Ethan began another adventure in relational business and medical sales. He served Texas Home Medical as an account executive and Pfizer Pharmaceutical as a professional health-care representative in specific anti-infective medications. It was at this time with Ethan felt God's leading to seminary study, a desire he had identified long before. So in 2009 Ethan enrolled in Dallas Theological Seminary and is currently seeking a Masters in Christian Education with the hope of seeking a Doctorate in Ministry in the future.

Ethan and Amber joined our church's search process for a Missions and Outreach pastor late last year. And at the end of a very healthy search and interview process Ethan was the top candidate of the search committee. He and Amber prayerfully and graciously accepted the position and Ethan will begin his new role in an official capacity on May 15. Please pray for Ethan and his family as he embarks on his latest adventure in serving God and His church.

I grew up in Waco Texas and attended Baylor University, graduating in 1967 with a BBA in Marketing.  After college, I spent the next six years as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force.  Later I flew corporate jets and then flew for World Airways for four years.  In 1983 I was hired by Southwest Airlines where I flew the Boeing 737 for 23 years until retiring in 2005.

Brenda and I have been married for almost 30 years (1980).  We had met several years earlier and I know that God used Brenda to begin drawing me back to Him after years of drifting away.  In 1984 we traveled to Korea to adopt our daughter, Amanda, who was three months old.  Two years later we also adopted our son Stephen, four months old, who was Korean as well. 

I grew up in the Baptist church and it seemed like every time the doors were opened my family was there.  I was baptized on November 17, 1957 and I still recall that day as being one of the most exciting events of my life.  It was short lived though, because although I always believed in Him, it was over twenty years later before I began experiencing an insatiable desire to know Jesus and to follow His ways.  Although I got a late start, God has blessed me in many ways and opened doors to serve Him.  I was blessed to serve as a lay pastor for four years at our church in Dallas prior to moving to Houston.  I was honored to serve seven years with the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center as a volunteer, witnessing and mentoring youth at that facility.  At FBC, I served on the Missions committee for six years, the last two as Chairman. 

After retiring from Southwest Airlines in November 2005 and taking almost a year off, I began working at Faith Bible Church as Facility Director.  Two years later I was commissioned as a Minister and named Community Outreach Pastor at FBC.  I believe God gives each of us a passion for our calling and I have certainly experienced that in Community Outreach.   Car Care is beginning its sixth year and it is just as rewarding today as it was six years ago.  The Samaritan Ministry is a new ministry at FBC and I am looking forward to see where God takes us in this outreach.

I was raised in Dallas, Texas by parents who knew God and cared deeply for my 2 sisters and me. When I was 14 I began to feel the Spirit drawing me into a relationship with Jesus Christ. So like any good people pleaser, I started to clean up my act in order to approach God, but realized after many months of trying that this was impossible. God got my attention and showed me my need for a Savior. After receiving Christ as my Savior, I began to really grow in my faith and committed my life to fulltime ministry. I can honestly say that I have wanted to do what I do today ever since I was a freshman in High School.

My musical interests began in the 5th grade when my mom signed me up to play trumpet in the band. It wasn’t what I really wanted to play. I wanted to play the drums. But I agreed and to my surprise began to really enjoy playing the trumpet. My love for singing began to develop in Jr. High. It was the cool thing to do and all of the pretty girls and cool guys were doing it so I gave it a shot. Playing the trumpet and singing carried me all the way through college. I received a degree in Church Music with an emphasis in Trumpet from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1991.

After graduating I came straight to The Woodlands to work with Faith Bible Church. It feels weird to me that I spent 18 years at home; 7 years in college; and now 18 years here at FBC. My life has been so enriched from all of the amazing people I have shared life with for all of these years. Truly this is home for me and I love waking up every day and making my way to this place to share in ministry with you.

On February 13th, 2004 I watched the most beautiful person in the world walk down a long isle and take my hand in marriage. I love Taye so much and I am so thankful for God’s perfecting timing in our lives. She was worth every second of the wait. We have 2 wonderful children named Moses (2 ½) and Milan (1) and they have brought so much joy along with a greater sense of our need for God and His wisdom.

I serve as Worship Pastor here at FBC which includes all the elements that are put together for our participation in the corporate worship of God. I love worshipping God with you and lifting up the name that is above every name, Jesus Christ.