Areas of Ministry: Worship Leader/Music Production

Family: Sarah (married since 2000); Three boys—Noah and twin boys, Dawson & Grayson; and one girl—Ella

Saved: Age 10 at a Bible Study. I made a recommitment at the age of 20 at an evangelistic show—I was doing lights & pyro for them.

Education: Graduate from Christ for the Nations Institute (CFNI) and attended Dallas Baptist University (DBU)

Previous Lines of Work: Director of the School of Worship at CFNI; Chairman of the Worship Department at CFNI.

One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: Mass evangelism/discipleship, hybrid guitars (electric & acoustic in 1)

FAVORITE
Book: The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
Food: Chicken & BBQ sauce
Snack Food: Honey Bunches of Oats
Movie: Paycheck
TV Show: LOST
CD: Mutemath’s Worship CD
Time of Day: When I first get home to see my family
Season: Spring
Place in the World: Turks Islands
Place to Pray: The corner of my closet (or the Turks Islands would be nice, too)
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Skiing, Surfing (I don’t get to do it much)
Scripture: Ephesians 4:29
Sports Team: Yankees
Sport: Baseball

LEAST FAVORITE
Food: Meat loaf, cheap meats, potatoes, beans, most vegetables except salad and spinach
Snack Food: Pork Rinds
Time of Day: When I’m falling asleep in the afternoon but should be awake
Season: Mid-summer
Place in the World: New Orleans French Quarter

Best Thing Someone Said to You: I do (Sarah Beach)

Life Motto: My relationship with you is more important than the project we are working on.

Three People I’d Like to Meet: Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio and Rob Bell

My Hero: Billy Graham (is it too cliché to say Jesus?)

One of My Greatest Experiences with God: Giving an altar call in LA to drug dealers, playing in the Spirit during prison ministry, praying in the middle of the sanctuary with the lights off (I thought I was being raptured right then).

Most People Don’t Know This About Me: My first name is Michael (I really, really don’t like it when people call me that as a joke … please don’t, unless you’re my mom or dad).