Dads & Dudes (Gr K-6)

Are you and your son in need of some male bonding? How about the call of the wild - has it been a while since you've heard it? Come out to Crier Creek for the Dads and Dudes Camp out for some fishing, hayrides and camping! This is a great weekend for Dads to invest in their sons by experiencing God's creation. You'll hear from great speakers, have quality one on one time, and grow in your relationships with each other and with the Lord.

Where and When

Date: January 25-26, 2013

Programming

Price: Dad: $92, Dude: $32

I grew up in a tiny little town in South Texas called Falls City. I first heard the gospel as a first-semester freshman at Texas A&M University. I believed it and my life was radically changed almost overnight. I knew very quickly that God wanted me to serve in vocational ministry and that I would attend seminary. I also immediately began working with students as a volunteer in a local student ministry. That first summer I served at a Christian summer camp in Arkansas and taught the Bible for the very first time. It would become a monumental event in my life.

The next summer I served as a summer intern at a church in The Woodlands, Texas, where I began to teach more and more. That one summer turned into 2-1/2 more years of weekly ministry, commuting from College Station to The Woodlands. Upon graduation, I joined the full-time staff of that church and served as the Senior High Student Pastor for 5 years.

In the meantime, I met a beautiful Australian woman named Liza Staines who came over for a Bible Study. It turns out that she already loved Jesus and would soon fall in love with me, that is, only after I fell head-over-heels in love with her. Four months later, a ring. Nine months after that, a ceremony (November 2000).

In 2003, Liza and I decided it was time for me to enter Dallas Theological Seminary. All the while I traveled the country teaching the Bible for various groups. Our first son, Andrew, was born in 2004, and his younger sister, Isabel (Izzy), was born in 2005.

Right before Andrew was born, we found our way to Faith Bible Church through some friends and immediately felt more connected there than any church experience before. In 2008 I was invited to join the full-time pastoral staff as a teaching pastor for Faith Bible Church. I graduated from Dallas Seminary with a Masters in Theology from the New Testament Department in May of 2009.

Sample Schedule

(not actual schedule)