About John

Email Me (foosh@comcast.net)

Background:

I’ve been married for thirteen years and have two unbelievable children. I have spent most of my life in Dallas, TX and in the Tri-Cities (TN). I attended University of Texas (Hook ‘em Horns!), King College and Dallas Theological Seminary. I’ve have worked in established churches & planted two churches over the last 15 years.

What I love About What I Do:

At my heart, I’m a Christ follower. Maybe you would agree that there’s nothing like delighting and depending upon Him alone! No doubt about it, that’s what I love the most.

I enjoy directing, coordinating and helping people catch God’s personal vision for their life and launch them into the missio deo (mission of God). This is why my Blog is centered around the idea of people launching.

People often label me as an “entrepreneur.” I don’t think that’s too far from the truth. That’s because I love to seek the Lord for His vision and inspires others to rally around His call by stepping out in faith. Perhaps this is also seen in my passion to lead our church to start more churches.

I really love working with my wife. And we get to do that a lot more these days. We love mentoring people younger than us who in turn invest in, equip and unleash others. We both also delight in internalizing and communicating God’s Word in order lead people in spiritual life change.

My Feelings about Our Church:

I absolutely love Redeemer! God has assembled the most fun & loving people that I’ve ever been around. They have given me more than I could ever give them. As I told my friends the other day, “Other than my birth and my salvation, starting Redeemer was the best decision I never made.” It was all from the hand of God.

Favorite:

Band: U2

Song: “The White Tree” from the “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” soundtrack

Book: “Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West” by Steven Ambrose

Local Restaurant: Barbaritos

Recent outing: Letterboxing! (check it out at www.letterboxing.org)

Thing to do Outside: Fly-fishing

Thing to do at Home: Read with my family, talk to my wife, throw the football with my son and tickle my daughter

People:

Personal Values:

A joyful dependence upon God, God growing me, stepping into what He is doing, hanging out with others, grace-filled influences, launching people into God’s vision for their lives, new adventures, studying the Bible while hiking and a peaceful home

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