Justin began pastoring in NYC in 2008. While in NY, Justin has served as a youth pastor and staff pastor in the Bronx, a chaplain at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, a campus minister at NYU, an associate pastor at Redeemer East Side, and now serves as the senior pastor of Redeemer East Harlem (REH), a church he co-planted with his wife Angela.

He earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Intercultural Studies, with his master’s focus in Urban Missiology. Additionally, he earned a second master’s degree from Reformed Theological Seminary, NYC. He also holds a doctorate (D. Min.) from North Park Theological Seminary, where his writing and research focused on developing justice-oriented churches and church plants. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Theology, focusing his research on Reformed public theology and its contributions to theologically-rooted social action in urban centers.