Aaron joined the pastoral staff in 2004. Prior to that, he served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserves as well as the business community in management positions with leading health insurance companies. Aaron earned an undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida and a master's degree from Dallas Theological Seminary.  In 2007, he was certified as a Church Business Administrator by the National Association of Church Business Administrations (NACBA), and in 2008 graduated from Lifework Leadership, a national Christian leadership program. Aaron enjoys serving the Lord in various ways providing leadership, pastoral care, and ministry service to the church family, community organizations in the Tampa Bay area, and abroad. Aaron has been married to his wife Bobbie since 1994, and they have two daughters, Hannah and Abigail.