Staff & Vestry
Rector
Bishop Paul is the Rector and Dean of Christ Church Plano. Ordained in 2004, he served in several Canadian parishes before being called to Texas in 2016 with his wife, Monika, and their four daughters. In 2023 he was elected by the Gafcon (Global Anglican) Primates as General Secretary, and consecrated as a Bishop in Rwanda in 2024. Bishop Paul also serves as Vicar General (Area Bishop) for the Texas Deanery of the Anglican Diocese of the South. He holds a B.F.A in Theatre from the University of Victoria, a Dp.C.S. and M.Div from Regent College, and has done doctoral work at Trinity School for Ministry. He serves on the boards of Trinity School for Ministry and East African Christian College (Kigali, Rwanda). As a retired stage actor Bishop Paul continues to memorize and dramatically storytell the Scriptures when he preaches.
Executive Team
Jonathan has been on staff at Christ Church since 2018, where he serves as Senior Associate Rector & Canon Theologian. In those roles, he engages in a wide variety of tasks focused on teaching, preaching, and overseeing adult formation. Prior to his arrival at Christ Church, he spent more than a decade in graduate theological education, earning an M.Div. at Beeson Divinity School and then later a Ph.D. at Boston College, where he studied patristic and medieval Christian thought and taught undergraduate classes in theology. He and his wife, Rachael, are the proud parents of four children: Elizabeth, Charlie, Lucy, and Maggie.
John oversees all ministries and operations. He and his family have been members of Christ Church for more than ten years. John received his undergrad education at Texas A&M University and spent 20 years in the medical industry overseeing the operations of a large national hospital system. Feeling called to a life of ministry, he earned his Master of Divinity degree from Cranmer Theological House. He is thrilled now to support the Christ Church team combining his business and leadership skills with a heart dedicated to Christ. His hobbies include cooking and spending time with his family. He and his wife Jennifer have two teenage daughters, McKayla and Jordan.
Toni provides leadership in the business affairs of Christ Church including finance and budgeting, funds management, statistics, and membership database applications. She also oversees human resources’ payroll, benefits and policies and procedures. Toni is also an ordained Deacon on our staff and provides pastoral and ministry leadership in several areas of ministry. She is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a BSBA in Finance and a Master’s of Professional Accountancy. She was ordained as a Deacon of the Church in August 2006. She is also a graduate of the Anglican School of Theology and has a Master’s of Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary.
Canon Mark has served as Christ Church’s director of music since 1994. In coordination with Bishop Paul, he oversees the entirety of our Music and Worship offerings throughout the liturgical year. Worship services at the Cathedral span a wide breadth of musical styles from within the Anglican communion and beyond, including great hymns of the church, traditional choral anthems, and modern songs of praise.
