
Birth date: 02/15/2002
Marital Status: Engaged 6/05/2026 to Emma Leigh Fagerlund
Baptized: The Crossroads Church, New Port Richey FL by Pastor Steven Harness - February 2011
Lead the church musically in spirit to enhance the worship experience, and bring people closer to Christ. Collaborate practices with multiple musicians and play multiple instruments to enhance the worship experience by fitting where the team needs. Collaborate practices with other members, and prepare appropriate music in advance to support spiritual growth amongst members and the congregation.
Lead weekly youth group in varying games promoting fellowship and engaging the youth. Lead the youth in worship to help develop spiritual growth through music, planning appropriate music. Collaborated with other Youth Leaders to create a safe and inclusive environment for all participants. Taught lessons to foster knowledge and growth in the Word among youth and other leaders.
This was when I first joined a worship team, and started developing invaluable experience of collaborating with a team, planning music and practices, and leading a congregation in spiritual worship. There were a few times when we did not have a worship leader or anyone to plan music, slides, or lead the team in worship. During these times was were I learned many of the skills necessary for leading a worship team.
After I graduated high school, the Youth Pastor invited me to help with the youth group. I started planning games, events, and helped make sure we were safe and fostering a safe place for youth. Eventually our Youth Pastor stepped down, and with no one to replace him I stepped up and started planning messages and training other leaders to keep the group running and leading youth to Christ.
God has put a calling on my life to be in a position in which I can lead people in spiritual growth through worship, not just put on a performance. My heart is to be able to serve the people from my community; whether that means leading people through music, teaching young students about His Word, or helping build a deck for someone in need. I want to be the person that people look at and they see Jesus Christ through my actions and my heart, rather than the songs or the words I say.
Growing up I got to see my dad go through his journey from not knowing Christ, to becoming the Pastor of multiple churches. From this I was raised in a christian household, and came to know Christ at a fairly early age. In highschool, I ended up loosing a friend to suicide that I had known before moving away, and that experience left me depressed for a few years. I was going through the motions for a few years, until after volunteering with a youth creative arts program, one of the leaders was talking with me about his testimony. He said that sometimes, God has you walk through the Valleys, so that you can see the mountain tops. From here I knew God had a calling for me to be able to lead people and support them through both their mountains and their valleys.
During my time living in Maine, I started learning to play guitar. The current leader noticed and asked if I'd join them and played some of my songs since i was learning. Even though the music i was learning was Skillet, he stood by it and we played the song Hero, (yes really, and on mothers day of all days). This was where I got my first start playing with a worship team, and it's maybe the best example of what worship should be. For many, worship is about the songs we are singing or chasing an emotion, when really that isn't the case. Worship is about surrender to God. It's about dropping to your knees, proclaiming that Jesus is God and submitting to his will and not our own. Playing Skillet wasn't about the music, they played it to help foster me and get me to a point where I could serve God with the gifts he's given me.
Hotel Weyanoke - House Person - October 2024 - August 2026
2 years of experience in hotel work. Started off cleaning public spaces. As I worked there, I was also cross trained to help guests with requests, run laundry machines and fold laundry, clean rooms, and check other housekeepers needs and rooms.
USPS - Assistant Rural Carrier - June 2023 - November 2023
Half a year of experience delivering mail efficiently and effectively, sorting distributing packages along routes, and engaging with customers and helping with needs or requests.
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE GROUP (BIG) - Lead Generation - February 2021 - June 2023
2 years of experience researching companies for criteria for awards such as Cybersecurity and AI. Compiled detailed notes on companies including contact information, products, and qualifications for awards.