Broken Jars

Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and raised there as a Roman Catholic, Doug was the least likely person ever to become a pastor! Angry and rebellious as a youth, he searched for life’s underlying truths in some bizarre ways: experimenting with “mind-expanding” drugs, testing various world religions, losing himself in poetry, then trying to find himself with a degree in philosophy. “Why don’t you try Jesus?” a Godly Moravian pastor advised him, and from the moment Doug did that, his life was instantly transformed.

Re-created and re-directed, Doug became an ordained Moravian minister, and now holds a B.A. with honors in philosophy from Moravian College, an M.Div. degree from Moravian Theological Seminary (1973), a Th.M from Princeton (1977), and a D.Min. from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (2001). His nearly forty years of ministry, characterized by powerful evangelistic preaching, Biblical models of discipling, and concentrations on church growth, include:

• “The Message” [1970-1973]: ministry on the streets of Allentown PA;
• Battle Hill Community Moravian Church, Union NJ [1972-1980]: Pastor;
• Evangel Moravian Church, Toms River NJ [1980-1991]: Church planter and pastor;
• Cornerstone Ministries International [1991-2001]: Co-founder and Director.
• Broken Jars [2001 – present]; Founder and Executive Director

Doug and his wife Sarah now make their home in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

READ: The Initial Vision that gave birth to this ministry!