Chris is a pastor, speaker, and dream releaser who is passionate about seeing the church fulfill its God-Given destiny throughout the world. Chris is a dynamic communicator with an incredible ability to awaken the Church from places of dormancy, lifelessness, and stagnation, to places of vitality in their purpose. Chris does this by drawing out the dreams of people, affirming those dreams, and encouraging people to take the bold steps necessary to see those dreams fulfilled. Chris lives by this core conviction, “We tend to wait on God, when God is waiting on us!”

Chris possesses over 18 years of ministry experience, which includes: Oversees Missions, Church Planting, Leadership Development, and the founding of The Ark Surf Camp. Chris currently serves at Oceans Church, alongside Pastor Mark and Rachelle Francey. Oceans Church has seen close to 1000 people come to faith in Jesus in just the first 2 years of the church’s existence. Oceans is local church with a global vision: a vision to see a life-giving church on every major ocean in the world.

Chris has been married to the love of his life, Aubri, for 15 years! Chris and Aubri have five beautiful children: Selah, Judah, Shiloh, Ezrah, and Uriah.  The family currently resides in Southern California.