Former pastor reimagining church from the ground up.
Eugene (he/him) is an ordained minister with over 25 years of experience in local church ministry. However, recognizing the need to rethink traditional models, he discerned the need to step beyond the familiar in order to reimagine how we do “church” from the ground up. In 2020, Eugene left his pastoral role and founded New Wine Collective — a church innovation think tank and R&D lab developing new technologies to facilitate self-organized spiritual conversations and community.
Since founding New Wine Collective, Eugene has been learning, ideating, and convening conversations about the evolving spiritual landscape and future of the Church. He serves as Executive Director of the Wild Fig Network, an emerging post-denominational network for inclusive and justice-oriented Christian ministers and ministries, and Event Director of Soularize, an in-person gathering for spiritual innovators and changemakers. He also speaks, facilitates, and consults with churches and organizations exploring change and innovation. Eugene’s passions lie in systemic change and designing new ways of being the Church that can help heal the world and give everyone a place to belong.
