Employment
Professional Affiliations
10.2007 – present Presbyterian Church USA Minister of Word and Sacrament
12.1998 – present Alongside Ministries International Missionary
Non-Profit Organizational Leadership
06.2019 – present NGO Youth Solutions Founder, Board Chair
09.2012 – present Rapla Free Church Pastor
09.2011 – 01.2016 Estonian Baptist & Free Church Union Mission Council Secretary
09.2007 – 06.2012 Viimsi Free Church Associate Pastor
09.1999 – 06.2003 Viimsi Free Church Youth Minister
Business experience
10.2019 – present The Moth Youth Cafe Founder, Manager
02.2018 - 12.2018 Rapla Friend to Friend 2ndhand store Founder, Branch Manager
Education
2017 – present International Baptist Study Center Doctoral Studies
09.2016 - 06.2017 University of Manchester Post Graduate Certificate
09.2003 - 06.2000 Regent College (Vancouver, Canada) Masters of Divinity
09.1993 - 06.1997 Carroll College (Helena, MT, USA) BA (English Lit, Pre-Med)
Consultation and Research Projects
Projects
2012 – ongoing Estonian EKB Church Union congregational consultation team
- Data collection and analysis
- Congregational coaching
2007 – ongoing Individual mentoring and coaching
2007 – ongoing Home-based marriage mentoring (system via Paddy & Carole Ducklow)
Unpublished denominational research
2017 Mixed methods investigation of factors contributing to congregational vitality in Estonian EKB churches.
2012-2016 Network analysis of inter-congregational partnerships and implications for regional mission effectiveness
Academic Publications
„The Space Between: Considering the Church as a Relational Subject“, The Journal of European Baptist Studies (19:2. 2019, pp. 9-20)
Skills
Languages American English (mother tongue), Estonian (CEFR B2/C1)
Research methods qualitative and quantitative analysis, focus group facilitation, interviewing, social network analysis
Additional skills public speaking, grant writing