Meet Our Staff

Nick was born and raised in Escondido, California. He received his B.A. in History and Political Science from UCLA 2003 and a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2007. He completed his M.Div. at Talbot Theological Seminary in 2016. After graduating from law school, he worked as an attorney for several years in San Diego in the areas of business and real estate litigation. Nick grew up attending church, but was not a follower of Christ until age 28, when he encountered God's

grace and surrendered his life to Jesus. Nick is very blessed to be married to his wife Christine, who completed her M.Div. at Regent Seminary in Vancouver, and still agreed to marry him despite telling her on their first date that he was leaving the practice of law to pursue his calling to ministry. (She was a year from completing her degree at the time and

had initiallv been attracted to the thought of finally socializing with someone outside of her seminary/church bubble. Nick and Christine enjoy reading, hiking, history, cooking, and discussing theology and ministry together. They have three young sons, Jedidiah, 

Christopher, and Robbie. Before being called to Greenback First Presbyterian Church as the Senior Pastor, Nick served as the Pastoral Intern College Minister and Interim High School Director at Mission Hills Church in San Marcos, California. Nick and Christine are honored to serve here and call Greenback home.