LONGER VERSION:
Greg has a passion for the gospel, families, and the unity and loving witness of Christ’s Church. The author of How I Became a Christian Despite the Church and Irreplaceable: Recovering God’s Heart for Dads, Greg is also a licensed teaching elder and church planter with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
As a pastor and along with his church planting efforts, Greg served most recently as Care Net’s Executive Director of Church Outreach & Engagement. There, for six and a half years, he led a seven-person team in their implementation of Making Life Disciples, a ministry resource that equips individuals and teams in churches to offer compassion, hope, and help to women and men facing unplanned pregnancies. Additionally, he oversaw Care Net’s ministry to fathers and families.
Before this, Greg provided leadership at National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) for eleven years in the areas of fatherhood, Christian-based programming, corrections, and reentry. There he wrote InsideOut Dad™ Christian endorsed by the late Chuck Colson, Men’s Ministry Remodeled™, and a Best Practice booklet on Engaging Fathers for Successful Reentry from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Prior to his time with NFI, Greg served for six years as Senior Pastor at Hope Community Church in Willow Grove, PA.
Over a thirty-plus-year career, Greg has worked extensively with practitioners, leaders, and volunteers in the government, community, and church contexts. A seasoned pastor, leader, strategist, and communicator, Greg has spoken at churches, church retreats, and church planting networks in a variety of denominational settings including the Evangelical Free Church of America, Independent and Southern Baptist Churches, the United Methodist Church, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Church in America, and the Presbyterian Church USA. Further, Greg has spoken to other diverse audiences including Departments of Correction in over ten states, the American Association of Probation and Parole (AAPP), and national and territorial conferences and events for the United Methodist Church, Prison Fellowship, World Vision, the Salvation Army, Care Net, Heartbeat, Int., and Churches for Life.
Greg holds a Doctor of Ministry from Westminster Theological Seminary, a Master of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Science in Pastoral Studies from Cairn University. He also writes a weekly blog at carpentertheologian.com and lives in the Greater Philadelphia area with his wife of thirty-three years, Pam. Together they have three children and seven grandchildren.
SHORTER VERSION:
Greg has a passion for the gospel, families, and the unity and loving witness of Christ’s Church. The author of How I Became a Christian Despite the Church and Irreplaceable: Recovering God’s Heart for Dads, Greg is also a licensed teaching elder and church planter with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
As a pastor and along with his church planting efforts, Greg served most recently as Care Net’s Executive Director of Church Outreach & Engagement for six and a half years, and before this, for National Fatherhood Initiative for eleven years. A seasoned pastor, communicator, and community strategist, Greg’s background is a mix of vocational work in the non-profit, community, faith-based, and business worlds. He has worked in a variety of denominations and holds a D.Min. from Westminster Theological Seminary, an M.Div. from Southern Seminary, and a B.S. from Cairn University.
Greg writes a weekly blog at carpentertheologian.com and lives in the Greater Philadelphia area with his wife of thirty-six years, Pam. Together they have three children and seven grandchildren.
