Don joined the staff in June 2006 as Grace's Youth Pastor, ministering to students in middle school and high school. His passion is training teens in biblical discipleship and Christian worldview. Before coming to Austin, Don served for eight years at Bethel Church in Crown Point, Indiana, in various ministry capacities. He earned his bachelors degree from Taylor University and his masters from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Don and his wife, Charlotte, have two children.