Denny has led Sunday Bible studies and Connect/LIFE groups at Desert Springs for the past seven years. Throughout his adult life he has served in teaching and music ministries, and is an ordained Deacon. He currently serves as an Elder here at DSCC. Denny prefers to teach with an interactive, discussion and multi-media style relying on an inductive approach. Before moving to Arizona, he was a senior executive in the management team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he worked for eight years following a career in the United States Army, that culminated in multiple assignments as a general officer. Denny and his wife, Esther, live in Goodyear and, together, have participated in various ministries here since moving to Arizona in 2011.