Dean has a Bachelor of Music teaching degree from Salem College, West Virginia, and has been a worship leader since the early 70's. He is an accomplished low brass player, arranger and has extensive experience in graphics and design.



As a wood craftsman, Dean has designed and built many of the structural elements of the banners and objects in the ZionFire collection. He is known for his expository scriptural teaching and warm, fervent exhortations, urging the Body into greater depths of worship experience.