Mission Smart is my consulting organization, providing coaching to church leaders in the areas of metrics and data utilization strategies, strategic metrics dashboards, and analytics support for generosity initiatives.

Austin College is a top ranked private liberal arts school with an enrollment of about 1,200 students and an endowment exceeding $155 million. I provide research and analytics to optimize fundraising efforts and strategies.

Legacy was a single-site church with 800+ in attendance, $2 million in budget, and 20 staff. As the “second chair” leader, I worked closely with the Lead Pastor and elders in strategic prioritization and governance, and led the ministry and operations staff. I laid the groundwork for a phased $20 million capital campaign and facility expansion project.

Venture was a single-site church with 4,000+ in attendance, $12 million in budget, and more than 50 staff. I worked closely with the Senior Pastor and elders in strategic prioritization and governance and led teams in discipleship, care ministry, digital ministry, connections, communications, finance and facilities. I provided oversight of financial operations, budget management, generosity initiatives and facility improvement / expansion projects.

Crossroads was a single-site church with 2,000+ in attendance, about $7 million in budget, and more than 50 staff. In a chief of staff role, I led the team in professional development, ministry planning, strategic initiatives and ongoing operational oversight. I led a successful capital campaign and facility expansion project ($7 million), and the process for our Senior Pastor selection / transition.

Campbell Rinker was a top-tier marketing research firm specialized in serving non-profits. I consulted with executive leaders to identify, obtain and apply marketing data to advance mission-critical strategies. Clients included Compassion International, The Jesus Film Project, Focus on the Family, FamilyLife, Family Talk, Group Publishing, Standard Publishing, Christian Community Action, Food for the Hungry, and Roundabout Theatre (NYC).

Fellowship was a multi-site church with 5,000+ in attendance. Working with a pastoral team, our focus was to plan and lead adult ministries, including small groups, pastoral care, new-member assimilation, leader development, benevolence, and local outreach. I recruited and coached hundreds of group leaders, seeing fruitful growth in their life as disciples and disciple makers.

FamilyLife, led by Dennis Rainey at the time, was a multi-media ministry of Cru reaching several million people each year with practical, biblical principles for marriage and family relationships. I led a number of teams and marketing initiatives resulting in rapid and sustained growth of audience and revenue.