The advising body for the Bishop
The Standing Committee is the Bishop’s counterpart and advisory body providing a check and balance on the Bishop’s authority and also giving the Bishop the benefit of its council.
- Made up of four priests and four laypersons;
- Nominations welcome from throughout the diocese;
- Self-nomination is permitted;
- Elected by the Diocesan Annual Convention in a concurrent vote by orders;
- Two-year terms, with a limit of three consecutive terms.
The Standing Committee becomes the Ecclesiastical Authority in the absence or incapacitation of the Bishop. It also has final approval of applications for candidacy and ordinations, consents to episcopal elections, and property sales of diocesan or parochial properties.
Standing Committee Members
Leadership
Clergy Members
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Lee’s Summit (Central Deanery)
Elected to Standing Committee in 2024. 1st two-year term.
Involvement at a Church Level
- Rector, St. Paul’s – Lee’s Summit, 2021 – present
- Ministry Developer, Episcopal Churches of the Ozarks regional ministry, 2012 – 2019
- Supply Priest, Diocese of Ely and Diocese of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich, Church of England, 2009 – 2011
- Priest-in-Charge, St. Stephen’s – Wichita Falls, TX and St. John the Evangelist – Burkburnett, TX, 2004 – 2008
- Vicar/Rector, St. George – Camdenton, 1997 – 2004
- Holy Spirit Episcopal Church – Kansas City, 2001 – 1997
- All Saints Episcopal Church – Kansas City, 1973 – 2001
Involvement at Deanery and Diocesan Levels
- Dean of Central Deanery/Diocesan Council/Finance Committee, 2023 – present
- Commission on Ministry, 2022 – present
- Liturgy and Music Commission, 2022 – present
- Diocesan Chaplain to Daughters of the King, 2018 – present
Involvement at a Provincial/General Church Level
- General Convention Deputy – 2018
Additional Comments
I was ordained a priest of the Diocese of West Missouri in 1997, and though I have not served within the diocese my entire career as a priest, I have always been a priest of this diocese. As a nearly lifelong member of the diocese, I bring history and personal experience which I believe is useful when combined with the new and fresh ideas of younger members, both clergy and lay. I am devoted to this diocese and want to see it move forward in growth, preserved tradition and renewed dedication to our Lord, in life and ministry.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City (Northwest-Metro Deanery)
Elected to Standing Committee in 2025. 1st two-year term.
List your involvement at a Church level; what and when?
- Rector, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church & Day School, Kansas City, Missouri: 2021 – present
- Priest-in-Charge, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Omaha, Nebraska: 2020 – 2021
- Director of Congregational Life, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Omaha, Nebraska: 2017 – 2020
- Assistant Rector, St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church, Overland Park, Kansas: 2014 – 2017
List your involvement at Deanery and Diocesan levels; what and when?
- Disciplinary Board (Diocese of West Missouri)
- President: 2024 – present
- Vice President: 2022 – 2024
- Bishop Search Committee for IX Diocesan Bishop, Chair (Diocese of West Missouri): 2023 – 2024
- Congregational Vitality Committee (Diocese of West Missouri): 2023 – present
- Beginning Well leadership (Diocese of West Missouri): 2022 – present
- Youth Ministry Commission (Diocese of West Missouri): 2022 – present
- Diocesan Council (Diocese of West Missouri): 2022 – 2024
- Commission on Ministry (Diocese of Nebraska): 2018 – 2020
List your involvement at a Provincial/General Church level; what and when?
- 81st General Convention Deputy, Diocese of West Missouri: 2024
- 78th General Convention 1st Alternate Deputy, Diocese of Kansas: 2015
St. James Episcopal Church, Springfield (Southern Deanery)
Elected to Standing Committee in 2024. 1st two-year term.
Involvement at a Church Level
- Rector – St. James, Springfield: 2023 – present
- Vicar – St. Luke’s, Excelsior Springs: 2021 – 2023
- Curate – Redeemer, Kansas City: 2021 – 2023
Involvement at Deanery and Diocesan Levels
- Current: Special Budget Committee, Finance Committee, Stewardship Commission, Youth Ministry Commission, Communications Committee
- 2023 – 2024: Bishop Search Committee
- 2021 – 2023: Dean – Central Deanery
- 2021 – 2023: Diocesan Council
Involvement at a Provincial/General Church Level
- 2024: Deputy to the 81st General Convention
Lay Members
Christ Episcopal Church, Springfield (Southern Deanery)
Elected to Standing Committee in 2025. 1st two-year term.
List your involvement at a Church level; what and when?
- Member of Christ in Springfield
- Current member of the Vestry
- Outreach Chairman
- Lay Eucharistic Minister and Eucharistic Visitor
- Current member and secretary of Daughters of the King Chapter
- Previous President of Daughters of the King Chapter
- Previous Vestry Member and Senior warden at Calvary Episcopal in Columbia, Missouri
- I also started a Daughters of the King Chapter in Columbia and helped start the Saturday Breakfast for the unhoused
List your involvement at Deanery and Diocesan levels; what and when?
In The Diocese of West Missouri:
- Secretary of the Daughters of the King Diocesan Chapter: Present
- Member of the Bishop Search Committee: 2024
- Member of the Commission on Ministry: 2018 – present
- Diocesan Convention Delegate: 2017 – present
In The Diocese of Missouri:
- Delegate to Diocesan Convention and a Member of the Commission on Ministry
- Also helped to start, and past President, of the Diocesan Chapter of Daughters of the King.
List your involvement at a Provincial/General Church level; what and when?
- N/A
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City (Northwest-Metro Deanery)
Elected to Standing Committee in 2025. 1st two-year term.
List your involvement at a Church level; what and when?
- Current vestry member St. Augustine’s
- Former vestry, search committee, leader of health mission trips to Haiti, quilt ministry, “Green Team” (addressing environmental issues), lay reader at St. Paul’s, Leavenworth, Kansas
- Former youth minister, prayer team, Health Minister at Church of the Resurrection, Omaha, Nebraska
List your involvement at Deanery and Diocesan levels; what and when?
- Attended BKSM for 2 years
List your involvement at a Provincial/General Church level; what and when?
- N/A
