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Goessel, Kansas |
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Oklahoma City |
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Countryside Covenant Church
in McPherson, KS |
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30 |
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My writing
has appeared in more than 120 periodicals including Guideposts,
Leadership Journal, and Focus on the Family Magazine.
For nine years I was coeditor of WITH: The Magazine for Radical
Christian Youth, and for eight years I was coeditor of YouthGuide
and assistant editor of Health & Development.
In addition, I have done extensive writing and editing
of Christian education curriculum for teens and adults, and extensive
editing of books for Christian publishers.
Books authored or coauthored:
When Not to Build: An Architect's Unconventional Wisdom for the
Growing Church, coauthored with Ray Bowman (Baker 1992; expanded
edition 2000)
When Not to Borrow: Unconventional Wisdom to Set Your Church
Free, coauthored with Ray Bowman (Baker 1996)
Praying with the Anabaptists: The Secret of Bearing Fruit
coauthored with Marlene Kropf (Faith & Life 1994)
The Lay Ministry Revolution: How You Can Join coathored with
Gary Morsch (Baker 1995)
Ministry: It's Not Just forMinisters coauthored with Gary
Morsch (Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City 1993)
Decide for Peace (Faith & Life 1995)
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B.A. from Southern
Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma |
| Employment: |
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Senior consultant
with Living Stones Associates (www.living-stones.com),
a consulting team that equips churches for healthy growth through
integrated planning of ministries, staffing, facilities, and finances.
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Wife Melody.
Five children Jonathan, Janelle, Jason, Joylin, and Jeffrey,
ranging in age from 7 to 21.
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