Mark grew up in Nova Scotia, Canada and attend Kingswood University in New Brunswick. After college he earned a master’s degree from Asbury Theological Seminary and went on to work in the area of discipleship and worship arts with students at George Fox University in Portland, Oregon. Mark is ordained in the Wesleyan church and has served in a variety of settings in both pastoral ministry and worship including serving seven years at Asbury United Methodist Church in Raleigh, and two years serving at Wilmore Anglican. In addition to his position at Holy Trinity, he serves as the director of New Room at Seedbed, a national ministry focused on resourcing, training and events. Mark is married to Erin and they have five children: Silas, John-Ezra, Myla, Rowan and Isaac.