David and his wife Beth (Married 25+ years) spent the first half of their career serving in full-time ministry in the International Churches of Christ. For the majority of that time, they specialized in Family and Teen Ministry. David and his family lived in South Africa from the beginning of 2010 to the end of 2013, when they moved to San Antonio because their oldest daughter had graduated from high school. In addition to the Pocta’s work in Family Ministry in Africa, he developed Ministry Training Academies across the African continent in Johannesburg (2011), Nairobi (2013), and Abidjan (2015) to train church leaders. In 2012 David and Beth launched a Christian resource company named GROUNDED Publishing. They have produced more twelve resources covering marriage, family ministry, evangelism, discipleship, and faith formation. David also served as the chairperson of the International Churches of Christ Family & Youth Committee from 2009 until 2015. He and his wife have spoken to churches and church leaders around the world from countries such as South Africa, Ghana, Madagascar, Mauritius, Ukraine, Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Mozambique, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Czech Republic.
