David's parents served with Avant Ministries (formerly Gospel Missionary Union) and as a result, David was raised in a missionary home in Mali, West Africa. He attended Mamou Missionary Academy in Guinea Conakry, West Africa through the 10th grade and then his family returned to the United States where he graduated from High School in Mt. Lake, MN.
David continued his studies at Grace University in Omaha, NE where he graduated with a B.A.degree in Bible and Pastoral Ministries. He then studied for the Master of Divinity degree at Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, IN.
David was ordained in 1985 by the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Conference and has served a number of churches in various denominations in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Colorado, and Oklahoma.
David believes strongly in Biblical, Expository, verse-by-verse preaching with practical application to Christian Living for today.