Ken currently resides in Colorado Springs with his wife of almost 19 years, Tracy. He has led or co-led the planting of two churches and two Addiction and Recovery ministries. You will most likely find him outdoors reading, biking, or at the range.
U.S. Army
Discharge Year - 1992
Discharge Type - Honorable
Discharge Rank - Sergeant
Discharge Status - Disabled Veteran
Many People = One Body
Ken's graduate thesis, "Growing God's Kingdom," focused on organizational health in ministry while his post-graduate education focused on pastoral care and counseling. Ken's "AHA" moment came when he concluded that they are one and the same. That is, God does not separate personal care from ministry health. The people in church or ministry is not plural, but a collective conscious the bible calls "the body."
Thus, caring for the person is caring for the body and caring for the body encompasses caring for the person.
Education
Ken's interdisplinary approach to education is entrenched in the philosophical, psychological, sociological, and theological understanding of human development and organizational processes. He holds dual Bachelors in the Social Sciences. A Masters in Sociology with a thesis in Ministry growth and health. While Ken holds dual doctorates in Pastoral and Biblical Counseling, he distinguishes himself as a Pastoral Care Coach focusing on moving forward achieving meaning (existential) and purpose (teleology).
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CERTIFICATIONS
- Advanced Christian Counseling
- Theology of Counseling
- Professional Sex Addiction Pastor (PSAP)
- John Maxwell Leadership Coach (MLC)
"When you stop learning, you stop growing." Addis Moore
American Psychological Association - What is a Pastoral Counselor?
"A form of counseling or psychotherapy in which insights and principles derived from theology and the behavioral sciences are used to help individuals, couples, families, and groups achieve healing and growth. Pastoral counseling is centered in theory and research on the interaction of religion and science, spirituality and health, and spiritual direction and psychotherapy. A pastoral counselor receives advanced training in one or several of the behavioral sciences (often psychology specifically) in addition to religious training, theological training, or both. Also called pastoral psychotherapy."
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