Joined Gateway Staff: January 2003

Family: Wife Linda; 9 children ages 12–26 (5 born in Russia); 2 Rottweillers named Ruby and Rosie; a cat named Jasmine

Saved: In 1978, hitchhiking through Kentucky from California during the Jesus Movement.

Education: Attended school at UC Berkeley and University of Kentucky

Previous Lines of Work: Campus evangelist at Ohio State University and Harvard, pastored churches in Boston, Massachusetts; Tucson, Arizona; Naples, Florida; and Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: Studying the history of the church and reading biographies of great leaders in church history

FAVORITE
Book: Revolt by Menachem Begin; God Meant it for Good by R.T. Kendall
Food: Baked chicken
Snack Food: Chocolate Covered Raisins
Movies: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Casablanca
TV Show: Lost – the show I love to hate
Musical Artist: David Crowder Band and Kirk Franklin
Actors: Charleton Heston, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart
Time of Day: Morning
Season: Spring
Place in the World: On the top of the Rocky Mountains
Place to Pray: On the edge of the Caribbean Sea
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Running, biking
Scripture: I love the whole Book of Ephesians and Isaiah 48 to the end
Sports Teams: Dallas Cowboys and Baylor Bears
Sport: Football

LEAST FAVORITE
Food: Fishy tasting anything
Snack Food: Pork rinds
Time of Day: Late at night
Season: Winter
Place in the World: Oklahoma or Michigan
Sports Team: Any from Oklahoma or Michigan

Best Thing Someone Said to You: “I do!”—28 years ago

Life Motto: “Be fruitful and multiply!” and "I'm the happiest man in the world." (The two go together.)

Three People I’d Like to Meet: Benjamin Netanyahu, Nicholas Sarkozy and Reinhard Bonnke—all in one room at the same time

My Heroes: C.S. Lewis, George Whitfield

One of My Greatest Experiences with God: Preaching to the nations

Most People Don’t Know This About Me: My over-the-top crazy testimony of how I got right with God.