A native of Phoenix, David received a music education degree from Arizona State University before attending Boston University School of Theology where he earned his MDiv in Biblical Studies and History. Before completing Chaplaincy training at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, David spent a year studying as a Rotary Graduate Scholar at Perth Theological Hall of Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia. There he received an Honours degree and a taste for Promite. David has served as Pastor at Epworth United Methodist in West Phoenix, Via de Cristo in North Scottsdale, and The Fountains in Fountain Hills. In an effort to offer educational materials that were not being produced by other publishers, David and fellow United Methodist pastor, Jeff Procter-Murphy, created the Living the Questions curriculum for Progressive Christians. Although David is a full-time pastor, he’s never strayed far from his roots as a musician, playing in a wide variety of worship and concert settings and recording on a number of CDs. In the wider community, David is one of the founding directors of Catalyst Arizona, formerly the Arizona Foundation for Contemporary Theology, and is one of the founders of No Longer Silent: Clergy for Justice, a group advocating for the full inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people both in the church and in the community. David is a ten-year veteran of the Dean’s Advisory Board of Boston University’s School of Theology and served on the board of the Phoenix Chapter of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.