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My wife and I are products of the '60s and the Jesus People Movement of the '70s, born and raised in Southern California.

I've cleaned toilets, hung and taped drywall, run a backhoe, cared for children, led worship, and done almost every type of ministry in and around churches you can imagine, and more.

In the mid-'70s, Susan and I served at a church and retreat center where we learned much about ministry and people. It's been an adventure in faith across the continent and the world.

I planted a church with my wife and young family in 1978 in the high desert of So Cal. It continues to flourish today.

In 1990, I joined a ministry in the Philippines that equipped pastors and leaders. It later morphed into a training center with three arms of ministry— training leaders (using the inductive Bible study approach), a Bible school, and missions hosting and training.

My wife and I established a home for abandoned babies and children in 1991, which also ministered to abused girls and young women. After 23 years of fruitful ministry, we brought it to a close, in June 2014.

Now...

We live in NE Florida near our children and grandchildren and are in fellowship with a local church.

I still have a strong commitment to pastoral ministry and discipleship, teaching and equipping leaders, and world missions. I hope to pass on to others the lessons learned along the way and offer guidance to avoid the mistakes and heartaches I endured. Whenever possible, I travel to mentor and train pastors and leaders.

I'm blessed to be part of a team of pastors with Poimen Ministries. We are committed to serving pastors and their churches from the base of our collective experience. We believe that when we strengthen pastors, churches will be strengthened also. This includes mentoring and coaching, church assessments, and assisting with transitions in leadership.

I lead a men’s study each week and hope to get back to teaching a home Bible study sometime soon. I've also served as a chaplain to the staff of a local restaurant and a local business, as well as mentored the owner. From time to time I do some teaching and training with some local mission organizations.

So far, I've self-published two books and an inductive Bible study workbook and journal. I'm working on another book and some question-based Bible studies for leaders and small groups (see the Resources (downloads) page).

Each week I write a devotional study on my blog. I also write for some publications on Medium and on The Post (from Enduring Word). Thanks for stopping by to read!

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