Accomplished and personable church leader with outstanding oral presentation and mentoring skills.

  Served as Senior Founding Pastor of Turning Point Church in Xxxxxx, VA since 1983.

  Led ministry s growth from a small congregation to approximately $2 million in assets with 10 acres of land.

  PhD, Regent University Xxxxxx, VA; earned 2008.

Turning Point Church (formerly Agape International Church) Xxxxxx, VA 1983-Present

Senior Founding Pastor

  Helped ministry grow from a small congregation to approximately $2 million in assets with 10 acres of land.

Community Highlights:

  Led National Days of Prayer in Xxxxxx, VA.

  Educated to up to 40 children the past three years as part of a Literacy Academy.

  Fed and housed up to 100 homeless over a week in December the past six years.

  Provide turkey dinners to 15 needy families every Thanksgiving over the past five years.

PhD, Regent University Xxxxxx, VA; earned 2008

  Research: validate the instrument measuring motivational gifts in a non-academic environment.

  Conducted research with the Xxxxxx Police Department.

MA, Regent University Xxxxxx, VA; earned 1986

  Beazley Scholar.

BA, Grace University Omaha, NE; earned 1981

  First Place: Don Crawford Homiletical Preaching Series Award (expository teaching of the Bible).

  Outstanding Scholar: American Bible and Greek Society Award (outstanding studies of ancient Greek).

  Nominated President of class, senior year.

Member, Advisory Board of River of Life Ministries

  Seeking to train 1 million indigenous church leaders across 1,040 countries.

Staff Member, Advanced Leadership Academy Cape Town, South Africa

  Train church and business leaders in Germany, France, South Africa and the Congo.

During career, led leadership training workshops in the U.S., Israel, Singapore, Malaysia and Nigeria.  

Author, How to Break the Poverty Syndrome and Kingdom Resources for Needy Times

Co-Author, Gifts to Greatness