Meet the Coaching Team
The Media to Movements Coaching Team is passionate about Jesus, movements and media. But mostly Jesus.
Amber
Amber has a long-term call to make Jesus known where He is not. Her heart is especially knitted to North Africa. When not dreaming up new ideas, strategies on how to implement them, and mobilizing others, she's spending time with family and friends, reading or traveling. Good coffee, belly laughing, new experiences and getting things done make her happy. Besides coaching, Amber provides leadership to the growing Media to Movements ecosystem and the team.
Frank
Frank is an Ezra 7:10 guy—study, practice and then pass it on to others. With his family, he lived in a UPG country for 12 years and then studied media in movements in academia and then in the “school of hard knocks.” When things get overwhelming, he reverts to his farmer background and goes to clear some fields until God gives him fresh ideas. He coaches field teams post-launch toward movement activities.
Phil
While Phil ran from Jesus during college, Jesus sprinted faster. Carrying Phil on his shoulders, Jesus took Felipe to a software company to develop marketing skills. Today Phil joins Jesus in helping disciple makers to walk with God in prayer and find people of peace through media. Phil loves trying new foods, playing volleyball or tennis and smiles wide when enjoying contagious giggles from his wife and kids.
Dustin
Fueled by the passion to make Jesus known among the unreached, Dustin and his wife spent three years in NYC working among the West Africa Diaspora and over three years overseas applying his skills in graphic design learning, implementing and helping others with their media strategies. When Dustin is not designing, you might find him playing board or video games, exploring the majestic outdoors, doing CrossFit or playing Barbies with his daughter.
Lauren
Driven by the desire to see the Great Commission fulfilled in her lifetime, Lauren's heart is to accelerate Spirit led disciple making movements among the least reached. Her family spent three years serving a diaspora UPG and later moved overseas. There, she gained practical Media to Movements experience and assisted in the development of Kingdom.Training and Disciple.Tools. Lauren now serves as a Pre-Launch coach but she also enjoys Marvel movies and researching her ancestry.
Steven
Steven has spent nearly three decades in church planting and leadership development. He produced the award-winning film Where Was God? and authored Storms of Life. Through FindingGodOnline.com, he grew social media accounts to over six million followers and has run ads in every country Facebook reaches. His focus is on disciple making, church planting, and transitioning online seekers into face-to-face relationships. Steven serves as a Marketing Coach on the Media to Movements team.
Ricky
Ricky has a desire to share Jesus in creative and innovative ways. Being in ministry for almost 30 years, starting as a worship pastor and moving to video production and helping ministries understand and utilize social media to share the Gospel. Ricky currently serves as a Marketing coach. He is a nerd at heart sharing the Good News in unconventional ways with other nerds in his weekly podcast.
James
James is passionate about helping teams build pathways to Christ among Muslim peoples. After living in North Africa for ten years, he saw the value of digital outreach in reaching seekers. His experience and study of God's Word have convinced him of media’s role in expanding the gospel. James is excited to equip teams with strategies to reach more people for Jesus while ensuring security. He enjoys time with his wife, four children, nature walks, and studying God’s Word.
Chris
Chris and his family served as church planters/disciple-makers in Bosnia for 12 years and relocated to Budapest, Hungary in 2019. Today he serves on the OneKingdom team whose vision is to see the Great Commission fulfilled in Europe, together. The Lord hasn't sent us alone so let's not do this alone. Our growing MTM network of Kingdom-minded workers is and has crossed denominational, organizational and cultural barriers.
Justin
Justin has been interested in making disciples from early in his faith journey. He believes that the Father is always drawing people to Jesus and that it’s our joy to try and find them. He’s got a special place in his heart for North Africa and for Europe. Justin has a wonderful wife and kids who are joy to hang out with. Justin enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, reading, and playing games in his free time.
John
John cares about those on the margins, including those who haven’t yet come to know Jesus as Lord and Savior. He believes there are spiritual seekers in Europe and wants to do his part to share the Good News with them and walk with them in their discipleship journeys. John is blessed to love the most amazing wife, sons, family, and friends a man could hope for. Some of his favorite things include Tex-Mex, vanilla chai tea lattes, and Texas Rangers baseball.