Eric was not raised in the church, but at the age of 21 he surrendered his life to Jesus Christ and God radically changed him. He and his wife Barbie quickly got involved in small groups and began to faithfully serve the Lord in a local church.
Over the years Eric has led a number of small groups, a youth prison ministry, and an evangelism ministry. He has also been involved in ministering to men in the Cook County Jail. Eric had worked in the market place for many years. However, in August of 2002 God made it clear to him that it was time to pursue full-time ministry. Eric enrolled in Moody Bible Institute and graduated with a B.A. in 2008. Shortly afterward he participated in a Pastoral Internship at a local church. He was then asked by Harvest Bible Fellowship to plant Harvest Joliet as the Senior Pastor. Eric joyfully accepted!
Eric has a passion to see God bring together all types of people through the gospel of Jesus Christ, regardless of ethnic or socioeconomic background. When not at Harvest, you will find Eric getting together with people, laughing a lot and eating his favorite spicy foods (Thai, Indian, Mexican, African).
Eric and Barbie were married in 1995. They have four children: Corinn, Kiera, Karis, and Kendra.