Imagine a student ministry at the largest university in Western Canada that leads students to Christ, equips them as leaders, and sends them out to plant a campus ministry elsewhere or serve at another campus in Canada. Paul’s dream and mission is to see Christ- followers at university campuses being made, matured, and mobilized to do the same with those around them.

Paul committed his life to serving in ministry with Jesus during his long and miraculous journey in recovery after a serious car accident in 2013. Today, Paul lives to tell others about Jesus’ grace and love, so that they can receive the same healing that God gave to him. Watch the video below to hear him tell the story in his own words!

After volunteering in campus ministry at University of Fraser Valley, and completing his campus ministry apprenticeship at Simon Fraser University, Paul is now serving University Christian Ministries at University of British Columbia (UBC) part-time while working on his MDiv full-time at Regent College.

Paul’s heart is for all university students to receive Jesus into their lives. He leads in many ministry contexts and has experience working with university students by leading Alpha, organizing and leading small groups, meeting one-to-one with students, running sound and media, writing Bible studies, teaching, helping to lead outreach events, and serving international students. Paul is committed to replicating the vision of Acts 2:42-44 on university campuses, and sees his participation in God’s mission as something that he must do.

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