About Clay
Welcome to my blog!
As founding and lead pastor of Grace Place church (www.graceplace.org), many of the posts on my blog will be directed toward members and friends of GP. I grew up in Colorado. For years I wanted to come back. I used to drive my wife Selene crazy saying “Someday when we live in Colorado…” Well, someday finally came in 1996 when we moved from Damascus, MD (where we were both on staff at Damascus Road Community Church, www.damascus.com) to start Grace Place.
Selene and I started dating in college and married while we were still in college in 1982 (we were just kids!). We have one son, Landon, who is in college working on a music degree—he is an incredible guitarist who works as a guitar teacher and plays in a band.
My favorite hobby is hanging out with Selene and we look forward to our weekly date night which we observe religiously. I also enjoy getting into the mountains—especially skiing steep stuff or riding my motorcycle (Honda ST 1300) on twisty roads. Selene and I love to travel internationally. As a high school teacher she leads large groups of students and adults on trips each summer. Let us know if you want to go with us!
I’m working hard to complete a Doctor of Ministry degree from Denver Seminary. It’s been a long road and I’m nearing the end finally, but still have to finish my final project which is quite extensive. Pray for me!
