THE ROAD HERE
The dream job I named before it existed.
My wife reminds me I told her my dream would be to build software for churches. (I am not sure I believed it either.) Every season since handed me a piece of it.
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Chapter 1 · THE GYM FLOOR
Personal trainer
The dream started as a gym.
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It started with a gym
I wrestled in college and wanted to be a personal trainer. The first shape of the dream was a gym - my own floor, training people.
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Change happens up close
People change one habit at a time, when someone shows up for them.
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What if it could be ministry?
I started to wonder if sports could carry something bigger than fitness.
Season 1 / 7
Set 01 · Reps
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Chapter 2 · EASTERN EUROPE
Sports as ministry
I took it overseas, and got humbled.
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Sports as a vehicle
I went to Eastern Europe to use sports as a way into ministry.
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Not enough experience
I was told I did not have enough ministry experience. It stung, and it was fair.
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So I came home
That sent me back to the States to actually learn the church.
Season 2 / 7
The long way
Chapter 3 · HOME & THE CHURCH
Home & the church
I came home to find my roots.
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Home to learn
Back home, I got involved in a local church and dug into the Bible for real.
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Grounded first
Before building anything, I needed roots. This is where they grew.
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I also needed systems
I realized I needed to learn how to run a business with real systems.
Season 3 / 7
Chapter 4 · GETTING FOUND
Internet marketing
I learned to build, in business.
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Into business
Learning systems led me into business, at an internet marketing agency.
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Getting people found
I helped businesses get found online and get their message out.
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What if I could build them?
If I could help businesses get found, maybe I could help build them.
Season 4 / 7
Chapter 5 · THE QUARTER-MILLION
Consulting
I learned to read the numbers.
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Into consulting
That question turned into business consulting.
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A quarter-million
I helped a local social enterprise find a quarter-million dollars in profit.
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Still missing the church
The work was good. I still felt called to serve in a local church.
Season 5 / 7
The pitch · social enterprise
Profit found
$250,000
Chapter 6 · LEADERSHIP
Church leadership
I came back to lead, and to love it.
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Back to the church
I joined a two-year leadership development program at my church.
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I led adults, and loved it
I led adult ministries. I loved it.
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Product kept tugging
I still carried the passion for product. I wondered if the two could cross.
Season 6 / 7
- Adult ministries
- Small groups
- Teaching & care
- Two-year program
Chapter 7 · MINISTRY MEETS PRODUCT
Triumph Tech
Everything finally crossed paths.
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The intersection
I found it on a digital team building Rock RMS: ministry and product, crossing at last.
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Less admin, more ministry
The work removes administrative burden so staff can focus on people.
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Crafting tools for churches
Now I spend my days building for churches and nonprofits in Rock RMS.
Season 7 / 7
NOW
Ministry, meet product.
Married, two kids, an unhurried life, still chasing big things for the Kingdom. Most days that is crafting tools for churches on Rock RMS. Some days it is helping a local business build systems that scale. Good technology serves people - that is the whole point.