Bill has been involved in student and family ministries in the local church for almost thirty years. He thoroughly enjoys empowering teams of student and adult volunteers to see their dreams for ministry become reality. Bill is currently serving, in partnership with Dr. Chap Clark, as President of ParenTeen™ and Hurt Seminars, and teaches as adjunct faculty at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is also a member of the speaker team with the Evangelical Covenant Church, where he is an ordained minister.

Bill has served on the pastoral staff at Peninsula Covenant Church in Redwood City, CA, at Hillcrest Covenant Church in Prairie Village, KS, and most recently at Rolling Hills Covenant Church, in Rolling Hills, CA.

Bill and Cynthia have been married for over twenty-five years and together they have two children: 23-year-old Conner, and 15-year-old Heather. Bill loves this season of life with two kids traveling through the adolescent and young adult years. Bill enjoys camping, surfing, biking, and reading. Bill and Cynthia make their home in Torrance, CA.