Born and raised in the Detroit Area, Jeff began SCORE Ministries in 2000 following 20 years of pastoral staff experience. SCORE stands for Sharing Christ through Outreaches, Resources, and Encouragement.  Jeff has served as the Baseball Chapel Leader to the Detroit Tigers since 1991.  He has also served with other professional and amateur teams and athletes as well as serving as a chaplain to the athletes in the Olympic Village at the Winter Games in Salt Lake City in 2002.  Jeff speaks weekly in churches and various ministry settings.  At times, he will work for extended amounts of time with churches going through periods of transition and revitalization.

The annual HOME PLATE outreach event has hosted over 200,000 people at Comerica Park and minor league ballparks in Michigan and Ohio.  Several thousand decisions for Christ have been made at these events.  Details for this year’s event and past years can be found at HomePlateDetroit.Org.

Jeff and Karla reside in Troy, MI.  They have been married 44 years and have 3 adult children and 7 grandchildren.