Chris was an expert at hiding and has graduate degrees in shame and loneliness. Now, his deepest passion is to be a lighthouse for men and couples lost in those same dark seas and a safe house for anyone who longs to be seen and understood just as they are. 

Growing up in the church as a worship leader and marrying his high school sweetheart, Chris learned how to say the right things and make people like him. In college, he quietly and shamefully deconstructed his entire belief system, leading to a secret life of drugs and alcohol that ultimately led to him divorcing his wife. 

However, his life of freedom ended up enslaving him. He realized the hard way that manufacturing happiness and living a dream life still weren’t enough. Codependency and isolation finally caught up to him. This dark night of the soul brought him to a radical encounter with God that changed everything. It started Chris on a path to healing that led to the restoration of his life, faith, and (eventually) his marriage. 

Today, he and his wife share a full-time music ministry of hope traveling the country, telling their story and sharing the music and wisdom that comes from their ever-unfolding journey of redemption. For Chris, Tin Man is simply an extension and a deeper commitment to what he has been doing in ministry for the last 10 years. His story of recovery and his ministry experience are the deep well Chris draws from to guide clients out of brokenness and detachment toward a life of connection, authenticity, and restoration.

If he’s not coaching or on tour, you’ll usually find Chris at home with his kids, Asher and Norah, or on a date night with Steph (whom he affectionately calls his “former ex-wife”). He loves making coffee in every way possible, playing chess badly, and wrestling with his puppy, Rosie.