He earned an associate of arts degree in administration of justice from Long Beach City College; a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Cal State Fullerton; his Master of Divinity from Church Divinity School of the Pacific; and a Doctor of Ministry from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. He was ordained a deacon and priest in 1994.
He received an associate of arts degree in administration of justice from Long Beach City College, a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Cal State Fullerton, his Master of Divinity from Church Divinity School of the Pacific, and a Doctor of Ministry from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. He was ordained as a deacon and priest in 1994.