SW Florida Church
Fort Myers, Florida 33908
239-253-2862

• Education: BS Religion and Theology
• Experience: 13 Years Lead Pastor/Evangelist, 21 Years Married, 2 Faithful Children
• Comment to those looking at my sermons: I believe that sermons should embrace 1 Jn. 1:5-10. Honesty, transparency, vulnerability, and humility is the key to connection. In my sermons, you will see that displayed...sometimes a humiliating way to lead, but humiliation is the key to humility. :-)
• Sermon or series that made a difference: Sermon on the Mount by Jesus! :-) Honestly, too many to list here. I am truly grateful for all who serve from the pulpit!
• One of my favorite illustrations: I had an idea of displaying Jesus's way of untangling our messes by using a Slinky. I watched a Youtube video of a guy who taught how to untangle one of these toys. I purchase one, tangled it, and tried to follow his instructions. Well, on my third ruined Slinky, I realized that the real lesson was that I could never achieve this on my own. Even if someone came to help me, they would only get their mess tangled in mine. It would take a miracle, and only Jesus could pull that off! He, and he alone has the power to untangle my messy life.
• Family: Wife married in 2001, Kids 2004 and 2009.
• What my parents think of my sermons: Through my sermons, my Jewish father of 75 was impacted and finally baptized into Christ! He is now a faithful member of 80 yrs. old in the Broward Church in S Florida.
• What my spouse (really) thinks of my sermons: She is my number one fan! Without her encouragement, I would never have taken this position...she is support here on earth, my partner in the gospel, and my best friend.
• Best advice given to me about preaching: Surrender to God quicker...he's gonna win anyways.
• Books that have had an impact: The Divine Romance by Gene Edwards, Heaven by Randy Alcorn, Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley, Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman, Crazy Love by Francis Chan, With by Skye Jethani, Simple Church by Rainer and Geiger
• Hobbies: Golf, fishing, beach activities, sappy movies, great coffee search, and a great book!
• If I could Preach one more time, I would say...: Be yourself as you become more like Jesus...honest, vulnerable, and real!
• Something funny that happened while preaching: We originally were meeting in a elementary school cafeteria. On the weekends, the houseflies would be buzzing around and we would come early with fly-swatters to minimize the aggravation. One Sunday, the flies were pretty intense, and in the middle of my sermon, I realized that our little congregation of 50 or so at the time, resembled a room full of people with tourettes syndrome. I had to stop and hand out fly-swatters to the congregation, and then finished my sermon with a purpose!
• What I want on my tombstone: He never gave up!