My spiritual life was highly influenced by two great ministries and men of God: Bill Bright and Campus Crusade for Christ and Kenneth Hagin and Rhema Bible Training Center. Through Campus Crusade, God put a heart for evangelism, discipleship and reaching the lost in my core and through Rhema, God put the Word and spirit of faith and power of the Holy Spirit in my spiritual DNA. I am eternally grateful to the Lord for the profound impact those ministries have had on my life.
I have to say, a third major influence in my spiritual life were many of the pioneers of contemporary Christian music-Keith Green, 2nd Chapter of Acts, Randy Stonehill, Honeytree-and a few other groups that no one remembers! The music from back-in-the-day had a way of "discipling" many of us that came to Christ in that era.
Jeff and I consider it a privilege to have pioneered and serve as the senior pastors of Valley Family Church , a growing church of over 2,500 people, in Southwest Michigan. In addition, I find some of the greatest personal joy in my life has come through being an author and Bible teacher. I endeavor to share God's Word in a relevant and inspiring way by sharing down-to-earth insights. I have found that practical illustrations, simple humor, a little bit of laughter and doing my best to employ the God-given abilities to teach God's Word seems to make learning biblical principles effective and enjoyable.
I've had the joy of teaching God's Word for many years and writing numerous books that God is using to touch people; if you're interested in obtaining any of these books just click on Harrison House Publishers, the BJM Store and if you'd like to hear any of the audio or video messages, Click Here. I write a bi-weekly newspaper column called, "Just Us Girls" for the Kalamazoo Gazette, as well.
I have my BS in Communications from Boston University and ministry training from Rhema Bible Training Center.
