Personal Info

activities: Family time, reading, nintendo wiii, blogging, golfing, bike riding, football, hunting, pretty much playing and/or watching sports of all kinds.

interests: My incredible wife and kids, The Crossing, friendships, Arkansas Razorbacks, church planting, blogging, sports, books, and the outdoors.

favorite tv shows:  24, The Office, CSI NY, Biggest Loser, Sportscenter, NFL Network.

favorite books:  Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Good to Great, Next Generation Leader, In a pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Starting Churches on Purpose, Fusion, Launch, All Ken Blanchard, and Patrick Lecioni’s stuff, How to influence Friends and Win People- Dale Carnegie

favorite quotes:        “Knowing without Doing is Nothing”

“The future cannot be predicted because it is waiting to be created.” - Unknown

“Suffering causes people to ask questions like no other force in the world. It snaps the threads of our illusions of control and sufficiency.” - John Ortberg

“A mind stretched by a new idea never returns to its original shape.”   - Oliver Wendel Holmes 

about me:  I was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas and will be a Razorback fan for life. Although I moved quite a bit as a child I spent the majority of my time in Greenwood, Arkansas. After graduating high school, I attended Southwestern Assemblies of God University for the next four years. I went to SAGU with full intentions of playing football and eventually coaching. I was sure of one thing, I did not want to follow in my father’s footsteps and be a pastor. However during that time, God began to change my plans and called me to serve Him and help people.I changed my degree and around that time met my amazing wife, Mandy. We were married in 1999 and have been serving together in ministry ever since. We have 3 awesome children Gracie Belle, Eli, and Harrison. Prior to starting The Crossing, We have have served on staff at churches in Arkansas and Texas.