After graduating from Covenant Theological Seminary where he obtained an MDiv, Andy helped begin the work of St. Patrick Church Denver, an urban church plant. He has served the broader church through parachurch ministry in Eastern Tennessee, Russia and Northern Colorado. Andy hails from Southern Indiana and studied elementary education at Western Kentucky University. He met his wife, Barb, while serving in Russia and returned to Colorado, which is where Barb grew up. They and their four children (Gabe, Drew, Ian, and Cora) live in the Whittier neighborhood.