Michael graduated from Bethel Seminary in 2008 with a MDiv and Preaching Emphasis and served as a Pastoral Intern at Vista Evangelical Covenant Church in New Richland, MN. His love for bringing the Word of God to others led him to planting Real Life Church in 2009 in Waseca, MN.

Michael and Amanda love being silly together. Michael's goal in their marriage is to make Amanda laugh every day. Amanda agrees that he hasn't missed a day yet. Together they are quite the duo! They adopted two amazing boys. Levi enjoys all things music and is a talented drummer. Matthias favorite things are Rubik's cubes, Minecraft, and pizza.

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