Before church planting, Dave spent three years on staff with a college ministry at the University of Oklahoma. He then moved to Southeast Asia for several years where he helped plant a church of university students. In 2015, Dave and his wife, Mary, moved to Seattle to plant Roots Community Church, which he still pastors. Dave and Mary have five children who bring their parents much joy. Their prayer is to see a multiplying movement of fully devoted followers of Christ spread through Seattle and beyond.