He was chaplain of Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland, TX, from 1984 to 2000. He served Calvary Lutheran Church in San Angelo from 2000 to 2008 and finished full time ministry at Hallettsville, TX 2008-2012. He has been ordained for 45 years, married for 47 to Linda and they have three adult children, three grandchildren, two dogs, 3 chickens and thousands of honey bees. He is currently semi-retired, working two days a week with Holy Ghost as a visitation pastor and 2 days a week as the bereavement coordinator for Peterson Hospice in Kerrville. He and Linda moved to Fredericksburg and joined Holy Ghost Church in January of 2013. His doctoral work is in the area of pastoral counseling. He has been a ham radio operator and played guitar for the last 54 years.