Leader Talks 2011 – 2012

We have an incredible lineup for all lead222 members! Leader Talks are held on the third Thursday of the month, at 1:00pm CST. Take a look at the bios and Leader Talk dates below:

LEADER TALKS 2011 – 2012

(Third Thursday – 1:00pm -1:50pm – CST)

September 15^th – Value: Kingdom Impact (Third Thursday  – 1:00pm -1:50pm – CST)

Greg Stier, President and Founder of Dare 2 Share Ministries International, is mobilizing teenagers across America to relationally and relentlessly reach their generation for Christ. Over the course of the last 15 years, Greg has spoken to well over 300,000 teens in major venues across the nation and heard countless stories of their struggles and triumphs.

Greg speaks from personal experience and relates to teens on a deeply personal level. Raised in an inner-city family of violent body builders, Greg never had a dad, was almost aborted, and never felt like he measured up because his biceps weren’t big enough! But one by one, he saw his tough, urban family of “thugs” come to know Christ. And that ignited a passion in Greg to see all lost people come to know Jesus. Greg’s vision is to mobilize teenagers from every high school and middle school in America to reach and equip their circle of friends for Christ.

Greg is well-known for his ability to inspire teenagers to action by communicating Biblical truth through amazing true-life stories and side-splitting humor. This ability to connect with teens has made him a nationally known and sought-after speaker and author who speaks to the heart of teen issues and helps teens find their significance in God. As a dynamic communicator, Greg has had the privilege of appearing on several national television and radio shows.

Website: www.dare2share.org

October 20^th – Value: Authentic Community (Third Thursday  – 1:00pm -1:50pm – CST)

Dan Webster is an author, teacher, communicator, mentor, and founder of  Authentic Leadership, Inc. Dan’s passion is to see leaders both discover and live into the person God has made them to be. For more than thirty years he has worked with and developed leaders ranging from youth pastors to company presidents. He has worked in education, probation, and on the staff of two of the largest and most influential churches in America: Willow Creek Community Church, Barrington, IL and the Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, CA. Since 1995 his energy has been spent in leader development whether one be young or old.

Website: www.authenticleadershipinc.com

November 17^th – Value: Celebration (Third Thursday  – 1:00pm -1:50pm – CST)

Chris Tomlin is one of the leading artists within contemporary Christian music. With nine No. 1 songs and over three million album sales to his credit, he’s one of the most successful artists in music. Chris Tomlin is a successful singer and songwriter whose compositions “Holy Is the Lord” and “How Great Is Our God” are among the most popular contemporary songs in the world’s churches, being sung by millions of Christians at worship services every week.

Website: www.christomlin.com

December 15^th – Value: Spiritual Integrity (Third Thursday  – 1:00pm -1:50pm – CST)

Mark Matlock has been working with youth pastors, students, and parents for two decades. As a student at Biola University in California, he parlayed his skills as a magician and his passion for sharing God’s word into a local speaking ministry. His ministry eventually piqued the interest of Dawson McAllister, who invited Matlock to join him as he travelled the nation speaking to students. Matlock toured with McAllister’s Shepherd Ministries for four years before starting Wisdom Works, a non-profit organization that seeks to help teenagers accelerate biblical wisdom in their lives.

Through WisdomWorks, Matlock speaks to hundreds of thousands of students around the world each year and presents biblical truths in ways that motivate people to change. Mark is also the vice president of event content at Youth Specialties. His PlanetWisdom Student Conferences have become trusted resources for youth groups across the country. Matlock is the author of several books including the Wisdom On - series, Living a Life That Matters, Don’t Buy The Lie, Freshman, and Smart Faith.  Matlock’s newest book, Real World Parents, brings his trademark wisdom-based, rational teaching to the often emotionally charged topic of parenting.

Website: www.wisdomworks.com

January 19^th  - Value: Healthy Families (Third Thursday  – 1:00pm -1:50pm – CST)

Bubba Thurman is the Student Pastor at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall, Texas.  He is responsible for directing ministry to students from birth to High School Seniors.  Bubba is a 19 year veteran in student ministry with a passion to teach and train student pastors and leaders so that they may be able to impact students throughout the world with the message of Christ. He is a sought after speaker at events ranging from local training to national conferences with 11,000 students.

Being a former college athlete, Bubba uses his passion to motivate and inspire people to reach their full potential.  As a coach in LEAD222 he is able to fulfill his calling to equip others to strengthen the local church.

Bubba is a graduate of Dallas Baptist University, receiving his BA in Biblical Studies and Christian Ministry.  He enjoys spending time with his wife, Amanda and their three children.

Website: www.lakepointe.org

February 16^th – Value: Spiritual Integrity (Third Thursday  – 1:00pm -1:50pm – CST)

Walt Mueller is the founder and President of the Center for Parent/Youth Understanding and has been working with young people and families for 31 years. As a result of his work with CPYU, Walt has become an internationally-recognized speaker and author on contemporary youth culture. He has written extensively on youth culture and family issues and is the author of the following books: The Space Between: A Parent’s Guide to Teenage Development (Zondervan, 2009); Opie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore: Where Faith, Family, and Culture Collide (Standard Publishing, August 2007); Youth Culture 101 (Zondervan, June 2007); I Want to Talk With my Teen About Movies, Music & More (Standard Publishing, September 2006); Engaging The Soul of Youth Culture: Bridging Teen Worldviews To Christian Truth (InterVarsity Press, February 2006); and the critically acclaimed Gold Medallion Award winner, Understanding Today’s Youth Culture (Tyndale House, 1994). He is also a regular contributor to numerous journals and magazines. Walt and Lisa have four children.

Website: www.cpyu.org

March 15^th – Value: Authentic Community (Third Thursday  – 1:00pm -1:50pm – CST)

Doug Fieldshas been a pastor to teenagers and ministry leader for over 30 years, serving the past 18 years at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA. Amidst the growing demand of speaking, writing and ministry consulting, Doug resigned from Saddleback Church in September 2009 to pursue ministry opportunities that best aligned with his gift for relational leadership and still allowed him to engage in his first love: in-the-trenches ministry to teenagers and youth workers.

Doug is the author of more than 50 books, including Purpose Driven Youth Ministry which is a Gold Medallion award- winning book and a youth ministry textbook used all over the world. He is the founder of Simply Youth Ministry, and later partnered with Group Publishing to bring these two leading youth ministry resource providers into collaboration for wider, global impact.

Of all these things, Doug would say his greatest accomplishment is marrying way out of his league to Cathy, his wife of 25 years, and having three teenage children; Torie, Cody and Cassie.

Website: www.simplyyouthministry.com

April 19th – Value: Healthy Families (Third Thursday  – 1:00pm -1:50pm – CST)

Bo Boshers, President of Lead222 will be leading a discussion with four veteran youth ministry couples about how to keep your marriage strong as you work in ministry. This session will talk about the pitfalls that often are thrown our way and some practical ideas of how to strengthen and protect our marriages as we minister together. Don’t miss this authentic discussion and the wisdom and insights from couples as they have navigated how to do effective ministry together while keeping their marriages and families strong and healthy.

May 17th – Value: Healthy Families (Third Thursday  – 1:00pm -1:50pm – CST)

Steve Stroope  is the Lead Pastor at Lake Pointe Church, Rockwall, Texas. Called to pastor Lake Pointe shortly after its’ founding in 1979, Steve Stroope leads a congregation that has grown from 53 at its inception to more than 11,000 members or regular attendees each week at several area campuses. In addition to preaching, Steve provides coaching to partnership churches and pioneer missionaries in Africa, Australia, New Zealand, China, Cuba, Russia, Mexico, France, South Africa, and North America. Pastor Steve’s spiritual gifts are evangelism, leadership, teaching, and talking to strangers on airplanes. He has a passion for seeing that the Gospel is presented to unchurched people in a culturally relevant style without compromising its truth. He also believes that one of the keys to an effective church is keeping a balance between evangelism and discipleship. Because of this belief, he is a strong supporter of the small-group ministry at Lake Pointe.

Although he is a sought-after speaker and church consultant both nationally and throughout the world, his heart is for the local church, and he looks forward to many more years at Lake Pointe.

Pastor Steve graduated from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, with a B.A. in Psychology and received the Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He and his wife Marsha have two grown daughters, three grandsons and one granddaughter.

Website: www.lakepointe.org