David A. Cover

Technical Director & Assistant Worship Director

Influences: My wife; Past/Current Mentors: my father, Ryan Wampler, Justin Garrett, Nathan Tiemeyer, Scott Johnson; Musical: Radiohead, Sigur Rós, Embrace, Interpol, Jeremy Enigk, Delirious?, Bryan Brown; Authors: John Piper, Blaise Pascal, C.S. Lewis, Tim Downs, Homer.

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Classical Humanities with a minor in History from the University of Missouri; High School diploma from Rock Bridge Senior High (Sophomore year at Hickman High School), West Jr. High, Smithton Middle School, Fairview Elementary.

Favorite Bands/Music: Radiohead, The Beatles, Coldplay, Sigur Rós, Mew, Sunny Day Real Estate, Led Zeppelin, Keane, My Bloody Valentine, Fleet Foxes, Embrace, The Killers, Landon Pigg, M.I.A., The Mars Volta,  Portishead, and my more.

Best Invention: Apple computer, iPod/iPhone, electric guitar, Belgian style beer, Tivo, internet.

Favorite Book(s): Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra by C.S Lewis, Don't Waste Your Life by John Piper, Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, The God Who Is There by Francis Schaeffer, Making Sense of It All by Thomas V. Morris, Finding Common Ground by Tim Downs, Not the Way It's Supposed to Be by Cornelius Plantinga Jr., Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clark, The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, Dune by Frank Herbert, Ender series by Orson Scott Card.

Favorite Movies: Star Wars, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Batman: The Dark Knight, Glory, What About Bob?, This is Spinal Tap, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, Lord of the Rings trilogy, most comic book movies.

Favorite Shows: Battlestar Galactica, Arrested Development, Seinfeld, Survivor, Lost, The Office, Star Treks.

Spare Time: Playing guitars, Tivo, eating out, hanging out with my dog Steve.

Fear Factors: What I will call The Deep; the dark, deep part of bodies of water. You don't know what's down there, no one does! Could be anything.

Biggest Frustration: When the right or just thing is suddenly subject to debate. I mean this in all aspects of life but namely in regards to Christianity, politics, morals, and society.

Passion: Efficiency, music, animals.

Favorite Quotes: "David, we never dated, we're not dating, and we're never going to date!" -Molly, Spring 2007