Lebanon First Assembly of God (MO)
Lebanon, Missouri 65536
000-000-0000

• Education: M. Div. from The Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, MO.
• Experience: 3 years as founding Pastor of New Life Assembly of God in Troy, IL. 3 Years as a Basic Training Battalion Chaplain, Fort Leonard Wood, MO. Two years as pastor of PHV Chapel (Army) in Heidelberg Germany. 3 years as pastor of Minier (IL) Assembly of God. 1 Year as Director of Logos Leadership Institue (PA).
• Sermon or series that made a difference: George Wood as Spiritual Emphasis Speaker at AGTS in 1994. Doug Oss at the Pentecostal Preachers’ Week; Springfield, MO; March 2002.
• One of my favorite illustrations: When I was a chaplain for a Basic Training Battalion, one of our soldiers had her tennis-shoes stolen, meaning she was doing PT (running) in combat boots--the result was blisters on top of blisters. Finally, after a few days of this, she lay in her bunk crying and remembered what she heard in Sunday school as a little girl(the mother of her mom’s boyfriend had taken her). She told me "Chaplain, I laid there and cried and I repented and I asked Jesus to forgive me of my sins and I asked could
• Family: Married 20years to my helper & friend, Kathleen. Four children: Alexandra (15) Anna (13), Aaron (11), Autumn (5), Avalee 2
• Best advice given to me about preaching: James Railey: Nothing specific just his whole sermoncraft class at AGTS. George Wood: "Preaching is You!" (i.e. be real).
• Books that have had an impact: John Bevere: "Under Cover" John Ortberg: "The Life You’ve Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People"; James Braga: "How to Prepare Bible Messages"; Peter Wagner: "Church Planting for a Greater Harvest"
• Hobbies: Aquariums.

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