Xchange is our Middle School Ministry, designed for students in sixth through eighth grade and packed with purposeful fun and discipleship.
Our ministry desires to point students to the glory of the gospel of Jesus Christ in the hope that they would be saved by faith in Christ and begin to embrace the benefits of committing to the local church.
We meet on Sunday mornings at 9 am and on Wednesday nights at 6:45 pm in T70 (Tower Basement).
Chris was born in Los Angeles, California, where his parents attended Grace Church, but spent his childhood years in Arlington, Texas before returning to Los Angeles. He studied Physiological Sciences at UCLA, then at the Italian Evangelical Bible Institute in Rome, Italy, where he met his wife Erma, a native of Italy. He served for seven years as a church planter in Italy and the Republic of San Marino before coming to The Master’s Seminary (TMS) to receive his M.Div., Th.M., and Ph.D., with a focus on theology and missiology. Chris is a Faculty Associate at TMS, teaching research, writing, pedagogy, and missions. He also serves as the Associate Director of Academics for The Master’s Academy International (TMAI), focusing on curriculum design and excellence in pastoral training in nearly twenty member schools across the world. Chris preaches and teaches in the Sojourners fellowship group at Grace Community Church and is active in music ministry there. Chris and Erma have three boys (Davide, Ean, and Luca).