Kurt is an ordained TE in the PCA. MTW assigned Kurt to a national pastor and sister denomination in England. During his two-and-a-half year term, Kurt helped lay a foundation for church planting efforts among Central Asian immigrant peoples. He profiled potential national church-planting locations and trained national leaders in the local church. In 2000, Kurt furthered his interest in Persian peoples by developing strategies for facilitating Persian-led church-planting movements in a number of strategic locations. At the same time, Kurt began Persian language study while participating in a Persian church in the US. His present location in Europe allows Kurt to better divide his time among various ministry centers in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia.