Dave is a 6th generation Pastor who has a passion for music, the arts and equipping people for ministry.

After helping to plant a church in Virginia, he returned to Fort Wayne, Indiana with his wife, Bethany and came on staff at Heartland Church in 2010 to lead the Worship Community. In 2015, he became the Senior Pastor of Heartland.

He is also the co-founder and movement leader of United Adoration (UA). UA is an international movement focused on equipping local congregations to write and sing their own worship songs. 

He is also the Dean of Worship Ministry at Christian Leadership University (an online university started by Mark & Patti Virkler).

He is a part of the Anglican Church in North America.

Dave and his wife Bethany live in Fort Wayne, Indiana and have 4 children.