Tony responded to God’s gracious call to faith in Christ in 1977 and has been committed to serving Him ever since. He left the corporate world to become the administrator of Pacific Hills Church in 1989, which eventually led to fulltime ministry as pastor/elder for thirteen years. Biblical counseling became a primary responsibility among his ministerial duties. Participation in the Shepherds’ Conferences for seven years, along with courses at Talbot, Moody, and Westminster, aided in his spiritual and theological growth. Tony’s had the great privilege of coordinating and enjoying trips to Israel, often taking mission trips to countries around the world, and assisting in pastoral training for groups of ministers in the Philippines, China, and Peru. Tony and his wife Peggy have been married since 1973, and have a happily married daughter, Brooke.