He served six churches in Ohio from 1969-1995 and from 1995-2007 was on the staff of the Interprofessional Commission at Ohio State University, an education program that teaches and promotes collaboration among clergy and other helping professionals. Steve was the director of that program from 2001 until he retired in 2007. In retirement Steve has served as a part-time associate pastor at Jerome UMC (2007-14) and currently is a regular part of the preaching team at Northwest UMC in Columbus.