Family: wife (Maija); 4 kids (Gabrielle, Jonathan, Dillon & Abigail)
Education: B.A. in Communications,
Biggest influences: Jesus, wife, Jack Graham, Chuck Swindoll, Tony Evans, James MacDonald + a handful of personal mentors
Music in my car/on my iPod: Passion & Hillsong worship; Caedmon’s Call; Current CCM; Rascal Flatts; Keith Urban; Daughtry; Jill Philips; Andrew Peterson; 70’s-80’s pop/rock
Favorite word: Jesus; impact
Least favorite word: procrustean or any word I can’t spell
Sound/noise I love: a baby’s laugh
Sound/noise I hate: a baby’s cry
Favorite movies: Braveheart; The Last Samurai; Batman Begins & Dark Knight; Star Wars 1-6; Bourne Trilogy; Invinceable; Facing the Giants; most Harrison Ford and Denzel Washington movies; many others
Favorite book(s): Bible (God); 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (Maxwell); The Tale of Three Kings (Edwards); How to Win Friends & Influence People (Carnegie); I Want to Change…So Help Me God (MacDonald); many more
Spare time: basketball; working out; watching movies; playing with kids; reading; watching football & basketball; playing air drums & air guitar
Best invention: internet; cell phone/PDA; iPod
Another profession I’d like to try: Secret Service agent; college football coach; playing in an 80’s “hair” band?
A profession I never want to try: politician (too many people to please); proctologist, podiatrist (requires a special calling); any real dirty job
Passion(s): helping the local church grow spiritually & numerically; seeing changed lives; seeing people get fired up about Jesus
Biggest frustration(s): men that won’t lead; people that won’t grow; lines that don’t move
When I get to Heaven, I’d like to hear God say: “You have served Me well. I am proud of you. Now, we have eternity to fix your golf swing.”
