My grandfather pastored for 47 years. My dad has been on church staff for over 44 years. Even so, I was never cajoled or even nudged to go into the ministry myself. In fact, the thought of entering the ministry never crossed my mind until my first semester of college, when God placed that call on my life. I don’t want you to get the wrong idea. I don’t mention my third-generation roots in serving churches to suggest I know more about ministry problems and solutions than anyone else. It’s simply to say that church life and ministry are what I know. I thoroughly enjoy encouraging, strengthening, and resourcing those who also serve their local churches.

I was drawn to saving faith in Jesus when I was seven. Jesus changed my life then, and I’ve never been the same. I’ve always loved church, both the people and the “place.” Before I entered kindergarten, I was probably at our local church (during waking hours) as much as I was at home. From my earliest recollections, I absorbed the culture, habits, people, and personalities of church life, as many of you did. I still pay attention to those things, but, as you know, the challenges and opportunities our churches face today are significantly different than they were in decades past.

While I was in seminary, I had a job that put me in contact with some notable and respected businessmen and women, politicians, media personalities, academics, and presidents and publishers of large newspapers. I began doing freelance work for some of them—everything from driving them to out-of-state appointments and redesigning an office’s organization and workflow to doing data compilation and basic editing on a textbook for medical students.

Before long, I realized that God was putting me in situations to do similar freelance and consulting work for pastors and churches. Doors soon opened up for me to come alongside churches for longer periods, particularly as the financial crisis of the late Aughts profoundly affected many churches.

I decided from the very beginning of my time in a consulting ministry that I would have a “pay what you can” approach. Some of the churches with which I have worked have been in dire straights financially, and while it is fair to charge an honest fee for honest work, God has provided partners to underwrite this ministry, for the occasions when churches do not have the resources themselves.

Maybe you don’t need consulting services, but you would like to contribute to the continuation of this ministry, so other churches may benefit. If so, please contact me via the button below or the form at the bottom of the page. Your support is greatly appreciated!