David was born and raised in Bolivia; he and his wife have lived in several countries in Latin America. After finishing his degree in Communications at Simon Fraser University, David pursued an MDiv (2004) and a ThM (2009) at Regent College.

He is currently serving as Director of Street Ministries at First Baptist Church, Vancouver, while pursuing a PhD program at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. He has served with Canadian Baptist Ministries in Latin America in various positions, including youth ministry, community development, church mobilizing and, most recently, theological education at graduate and grassroots levels.