Tyler was born and raised in Denver, Colorado.  He moved to Tempe, Arizona in the fall of 1996 to attend and play baseball at Arizona State University.  Tyler played for the Sun Devils for five years while getting his bachelor and masters degrees. For the past 9 years Tyler has ministered on college campuses, pastored twenty-somethings and developed and participated on church planting teams. Tyler is currently a lead pastor at East Valley Bible while overseeing community and global engagement as well as church planting. He is currently finishing up a doctorate from Bakke Graduate University in Transformational Leadership. Tyler also serves on the advisory board of Peace Catalyst International as well as Disciple Nations Alliance. He lives in Chandler with his wife Hayley and two sons Braden and Yale.