Michael serves as the Pastor of Galveston Central Church and received his Master of Divinity from Southern Methodist University. He has received numerous awards including the W.B.J. Martin Award in Homiletics, Good Samaritan Award, and the One Matters Discipleship Award. Michael is a board member of Galveston CoCare and a community consultant for ProjectCurate. He has worked closely with UTMB to serve unsheltered and low-income residents