Nathan is the Senior Minister of Buchanan Christian Church in Buchanan, MI. As a pastor one of his goals is to integrate Christian scholarship with Christian ministry. Through his seminary studies he became deeply interested in the importance of equipping Christians for faithful, Christ-centered bioethical thinking and decision-making. His main areas of interest in bioethics are nanotechnology, human enhancement, and end-of-life issues. Nate and his wife, Brandy, have been married for nineteen years. They have one teenage son, Ben.