Mike's life experiences have grown into a passionate vision for strengthening our ability to work together. He shares stories and music inside and outside his community of faith grounded in a vision of teamwork and life together. His fire department background instilled a passion for working together, peace work, and conflict response. He aspires to ignite that hope in others as he shares the stories that ground his hope! As an elder in the United Methodist Church, he currently serves a local congregation in Emmitsburg, Maryland and is an active member with the local Ecumenical Council of Churches.