Thanks to some of my colleagues, I was able to develop an annual report for our National Convention. It is my hope to be able to do this yearly, giving an update on what has happened and what is to… Read More »NatCon ’24 Annual Report
“I cannot thank the donors enough for continuing to support students who want to attend CMDA NatCon. I am passionate about connecting students to the senior members and resources that CMDA has; NatCon is a vital aspect of this. At this last convention,… Read More »Help Get 24 Students From the West Get to NatCon!
What began as simply processing my thoughts and feelings after losing our foster boys almost a year ago turned into a book draft. I have no idea what to call it, but it honestly stemmed from a conversation I had… Read More »Writing a Book
Last year around this time I had a daydream imagining going on a trip like this each year with students from multiple schools joining together. I feverishly looked up all 50+ schools’ Spring Break weeks (they are from February through… Read More »Going on a Trip … to Nicaragua!?
Going on a trip for longer than 2 days holds a sense of, “I better maximize my time” for the Lord, for members, for doing my job with integrity. But it also takes a ton of faith. My most recent… Read More »Fruitful in SoCal
The calls, events, and one-on-one meetings were with non-CMDA-staff (employees).
I wrote the following for a sermon on Acts 4:13-22 on Sunday, November 19 at City Church Sacramento. A few people asked me how it was to see our boys for the first time in eight months. I think this… Read More »God changed me
Campus Ministry simply would not be as effective as it is without Campus Advisors.
“To Whom It May Concern …” … a few students at our school would like to start a CMDA chapter on our campus. We are not sure what we need to do in order to make that happen. Will you… Read More »My Favorite Emails to Receive
It was the highlight of the summer, by far! Spending time in the gorgeous country outside Buena Vista, CO with Sherry, healthcare professionals’ families, military families, and others was an experience of a lifetime. The family camp was truly a… Read More »Spring Canyon Retreat Center Medical Week
It was mentioned a number of months ago the goal to structure the region by areas instead of trying to take it all as one big region. Bite size pieces are better. Plus, 70+ schools across 13 states is truly… Read More »Area Leaders ’23-’24
How do you measure success? Is there such a thing as “Ministry ROI”? And what defines success in ministry? For the last thirty years I have had a love/hate relationship with goals. For years I cringed at trying to box… Read More »Measuring Success