“… for I am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ…” Romans 1:16
I. Religious Profession – Serving Currently as …
Old Landmark MBC – Pastor
Chaplain’s Ministry – First-Responder Chaplain
Gospel of the Kingdom – Mission’s Board
Baptist Seminary Apprenticeship – Administrator
Religious Biography:
Before moving to Spokane, Washington, Cliff served in the United States Navy, where he served as the Religious Lay-leader aboard USS Florida and USS Michigan. Upon leaving the military, he served as the interim Pastor for Northwest Baptist Church in Roy, Washington. After this, he served as the Associate Pastor for Cornerstone Baptist Church in Poulsbo, Washington. In the Fall of 2011, he accepted the invitation to serve as pastor of Old Landmark Missionary Baptist Church. Cliff holds a certification for Christian Counseling, and he has served in various ministry efforts and charity programs, including street evangelism, youth bus ministry, and Sunday school director.
On-going Ministry:
- OLMBC Podcast – Weekly Sermons and Bible Studies that can be searched by Bible Chapters
- Seminary Apprenticeship – Equipping preachers with tools for the pastoral ministry.
Cliff holds a Certificate of Completion for the First Responder Chaplain Academy. A rigorous curriculum designed to prepare chaplains for interacting in the first responder chaplain ministry to gain skills needed to gracefully navigate the unique challenges of chaplaincy to first responders and the public community. Cliff holds certifications for ICISF Assisting Individuals in Crisis and QPR Suicide prevention.
II. Secular Occupation – Retired
Bureau of Reclamation – Asst Power Manager (Operations & Maintenance), retired
Secular Biography:
As a dual-occupational pastor, Cliff worked and served as the Assistant Power Manager, overseeing all operations & maintenance activities for the Grand Coulee Dam. The Grand Coulee Dam is the sixth-largest hydroelectric power plant in the world and the largest hydroelectric power generation plant in North America. The Grand Coulee Dam features five hydroelectric power-generating plants and five generation switchyards, totaling 39 hydroelectric units. The Grand Coulee Dam’s power generation capability is the cornerstone of the Pacific Northwest power grid, but the primary purpose of the Grand Coulee Dam’s operations is to manage river operations, providing flood control protection and irrigation for Washington & Oregon. As the Assistant Power Manager for operations and maintenance, Cliff oversaw all aspects of operations, maintenance activities, and the 300 employees responsible for these tasks. Before promoting to the Assistant Power Manager position, Cliff served in various key positions at Grand Coulee Dam, including Operations Manager, Enterprise Manager, and Compliance Officer.
Before transferring to the Grand Coulee Dam, he worked for the Department of the Navy overseeing base service contracts for Naval Base Bremerton, and he worked as the Maintenance Manager overseeing all maintenance activities for military housing for the Kitsap County and Whidby Island.
Reclamation Awards:
- Reclamation Regional Director’s Award of Excellence
- FCRPS Hydro Hero Award
Cliff holds a Certificate of Completion from Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where he participated in the government educational programs: Driving Government Performance, Creating Collaborative Solutions, and Managing in 21st Century.
III. Military Experience – Honorable Discharge
US Navy – Nuclear Power Reactor Operator, Honorably Discharged
Military Biography:
Cliff served in the US Navy in the Nuclear Power program. After completing his initial training, he served as a Nuclear Reactor Operator on the USS Florida and USS Michigan. Additionally, he served as the Nuclear Electronics Maintenance division lead overseeing all maintenance activities for the nuclear reactor monitoring systems. After his separation from the US Navy, he worked on the SSGN project for the USS Ohio and USS Michigan. The US Navy project was to remove the SSBN capabilities and convert them to an SSGN special operations platform. He was the SSGN Project representative to certify that the SSGN project was ready for undocking of the USS Michigan.
Military Awards:
- Twice awarded the DoN Navy Achievement Medal
Cliff holds a Certificate of Completion for the US Navy’s Naval Nuclear Power School (Orlando, FL) and Nuclear Electronics Technicians. A rigorous program to teach sailors an electronics trade, including electronic circuit board theory, digital theory, radio theory, etc. and curriculum relating to nuclear reactor theory and nuclear propulsion theory. Cliff held certifications to conduct repairs to electronic circuit boards for the nuclear reactor monitoring systems for emergency repairs at sea.
IV. Favorite Quotes – Running favorites
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God reveled from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by Faith [Habakkuk 2:4].”
– Romans 1:16-17 (KJV)
My Thoughts: There is no shame in having passion about your religious beliefs.
“Successful people blame themselves, unsuccessful people blame everyone else.”
– T. Harv Eker, Author
My Thoughts: How can you learn from your mistakes, if you are always blaming everyone else?
“Big Things happen, when you do little things right”
– Don Gabor, Author
My Thoughts: Only when we are consistent to make micro-changes can we accomplish macro-changes.
“The Stupid Shall Be Punished.”
– MMCM/SS Tommy Connel, Submarine Quotes
My Thoughts: When you do something stupid, then accept the consequence and move on.
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”
– Abraham Lincoln
My Thoughts: You do not always have to say something. Silence can be enough.
“Almighty God hath created the mind free. All attempts to influence it by temporal punishment or burdens … Are a departure from the plan of the Holy Author of our religion … No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship or ministry or shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief, but all men shall be free to profess and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion. I know but one code of morality for men whether acting singly or collectively.”
– Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington D.C.
My Thoughts: Our country was founded on the right to believe in what we believe to be religious truth and defend that belief by logical argument. Society does not have the right to tell religious people what is acceptable believe -nor- punish the religious for the difference in those beliefs and thereby its morality.
V. Life and Age of Man – Cradle to Grave
My Thoughts: There is one constant in life and that is time, therefore we should make the most of what we have and use it wisely. Never sit around waiting for the next stage of life to begin but use that time to your advantage; learn, write, read or simply pray. Don’t waste what little time you have.