
Family Guy, Pastor, Entrepreneur, Writer, Learner
Daytona Beach, Florida Area

Family Guy, Pastor, Entrepreneur, Writer, Learner
Daytona Beach, Florida Area
Entrepreneurial leadership is a great passion of mine. I am a visionary who loves to dream big, risk much and go hard. I am drawn to entrepreneurial ministry because starting an organization from scratch is one of the most challenging ventures one can risk. It requires more than just visionary leadership, but also creativity, inspiring innovation, solution-focused organizational aptitude, and above all else, relentless faith and passion.
Commissioned by the North American Mission Board, I moved to Florida in 2001 with my wife (pregnant with our first child) and took the plunge into what has proven to be the most daring, difficult and fruitful professional task I have ventured thus far.
Scholarship is another passionate pursuit for me. My philosophy in preaching and theological instruction, as well as biblical counseling, is guided by devotion to careful and creative communication with extensive detail given to accurate exposition and authentic handling of the sacred Text.
In addition to shepherding my family and church, I am currently working on two manuscript projects (creative works to a postmodern audience on the subjects of soteriology and christology) and pursuing candidacy for Ph.D. studies at Southeastern seminary.
Communication, writing, speaking, counseling, teaching, visioneering, marketing, design, team building, leadership.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2001 — Present (8 years 7 months)
Commissioned by the North American Mission Board, I moved to Central Florida in 2001 to establish a church upstart called CrossWay. I have served at the helm of leadership through all stages of development: from inception to incorporation, to execution, to administration, and now as we enter the stage of multiplication.
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
May 1996 — January 2001 (4 years 9 months)
Coordinated client care and supervised clinical and support staff at a crisis residential treatment facility for adolescents suffering from chemical addiction and dual diagnoses.
(Religious Institutions industry)
December 1999 — January 2001 (1 year 2 months)
Assisted in launching and leading an urban church upstart targeted at university students and young adults in downtown Birmingham, AL.
(Religious Institutions industry)
1996 — 1999 (3 years)
Served as pastor of this traditional congregation while attending graduate school and working as a clinical counselor and program manager.
M.Div. , Theology, Leadership , 1996 — 1999
B.S. , Sociology, English , 1992 — 1996
Worship, comedy, philosophy, theology, technology, clinical and forensic psychology, apologetics, cosmology, astronomy, physical sciences, romancing the bride, daddy dates, golf, rappelling, whitewater rafting, offshore fishing, Project Adventure, racket ball, cross training, KiDo'Kyo Tae Kwan Do, reading, writing poetry and prose.
Alpha Kappa Delta International Honor Society