As Minister of Sports Outreach, Paul's goal is to develop a sports ministry within TPCC with various functions: to help people connect to the church, to Jesus, and to each other through the avenues which TPCC provides through sports; to help build a bridge of good will and competence from TPCC to the community through those same avenues for the purpose of opening doors and hearts to share the Gospel with the community; to help athletes learn how to represent the Lord on and off the playing field; and to help church members, as well as people in our community, develop holistically… that is, in spirit, mind, and body (spiritually, athletically, socially, etc.). He also shares in the work of other forms of outreach (with Sheri El and Dave Jamerson), such as connecting and integrating new members within the church.

Family: Married to Jennifer

Hometown: Livonia, Michigan

Educational Background: Bachelors Degree (Business Concentrations) from the University of Michigan; Accredited Bible School, Jonkoping, Sweden

Career Background:

• Professional Hockey Player (played at the University of Michigan and in the New Jersey Devils Organization)  
• Sales and Marketing with Proctor and Gamble

Hobbies: Golf, Tennis, Boating

Best part about his job: Helping athletes who have built their identity in sports their whole life, learn how to instead build their identity in Christ, and make Him the Lord of their lives

Interesting things to know about Paul:

• I have lived and worked as a sports missionary/minister in Sweden for 20 years, and built Sweden’s first church-based national sports ministry, called Sport for Life.
• I was recently nominated (by a national newspaper) as one of the country’s top role models based on the impact the sports ministry that God called me to build has had on the country of Sweden. To God be the glory!
• I have worked as a chaplain at the last five Olympics and was the head chaplain at the last Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. I will also be the head chaplain at the Winter Olympics in February in Vancouver, Canada.