Photo by Dave Burke

Born and raised in Keller, Texas, my call is to help cultivate and create a culture of hearts turning to God and neighbor. I am inspired by the desert mothers and fathers who give us a way to be Christian that elevates a right heart (orthocardia) over a right mind (orthodoxy) or right action (orthopraxy). My wife, Rev. Estee Valendy, and I share the joy and privilege of being the parents of our two sons.

Additional Projects:

Imprints - Creator and Curator - Magazine highlighting the clergy publishers and authors in the Central Texas Conference.

First Edition

Second Edition

Third Edition

Be the Change - Creator and Author of an e-book 

EPUB (for reading with Nook or iBooks)

MOBI (for reading with Kindle)

PDF (alternative to EPUB or MOBI)

SermonCraft- Co-creator - Sermon creation, Spiritual formation, Improv class, Continuing education for church leaders. See the following shared folders for more information)

First shared folder

Second shared folder

Third shared Folder

Five Thousand Words - Co-creator - a book summary micro-zine

Fort Worth Dish Out - Co-founder and former board member - a meal-based micro-granting experiment. ( Press coverage in: TCU, Eat This Fort Worth, Fort Worth Foodie Magazine, 360 West, Central Texas Conference)

Idea Store - Co-creator - Art installation to promote idea sharing and questioning idea ownership 

North Texas Academy for Spiritual Formation - Team member - Retreat centered on spiritual formation patterned on the two-year academy.