International church and business consultant Tom Lutz discusses the importance of recognizing your strengths and weaknesses as a leader and allowing them to shape your ministry.
Tom Lutz, who heads his own consulting business, Lutz Group International, is recognized by business and church leaders around the world for his ability to successfully merge future vision with today's reality. His insights help people thrive on change rather than fear new directions.All of these endeavors are driven by Tom’s desire to honor and lift up the Lord Jesus Christ to everyone he encounters. Together with his wife, Cheke, they have served as interim pastor in South Dakota, New York City, and Minnesota. They have two living children, Tom, Jr. (Minneapolis) and Heather (Portland, OR) who have blessed them with nine grandchildren.
Tom has currently shifted his ministry to help churches focus on making God’s unchanging scriptures relevant to our changing culture. He is especially focused on helping church leaders deal with the management issues of the church in a way that is consistent with the scriptures and helps pastors stay true to their calling. Because of their love for pastors, he and his wife, Cheke, minister to church leaders and their wives throughout the U.S.
Tom is the author of Navigating Your Change Mazes, a highly successful book that moves people from cope to hope as they face changes in their lives. He has developed and delivered video journals on business integration and management. Tom holds a B.S. degree in mathematics and an M.S. in operations research and industrial engineering.
Dr. Roger Barrier, founder of Preach It, Teach It, is a well-known author and sought-after conference speaker. Roger has taught thousands of pastors, missionaries, and Christian leaders in 32 countries worldwide.
He is the featured pastor of "Ask Roger: Ask a Pastor" on Crosswalk.com, the largest Christian website in the country. He partnered with Intimate Life Ministries and also regularly teaches national leaders for CRU and various other mission organizations. Dr. Barrier began preaching at the age of 13, and he shares his 3,000+ sermons with you on Preach It, Teach It. Preach It, Teach It currently has eight million visits in 221 countries and territories.
His compelling teaching style is one-of-a-kind, combining a solid Biblical foundation with culturally relevant application, engaging illustrations, and astute scholarship. Casas Church is where Roger has served throughout his thirty-seven-year career, is a megachurch known for a well-integrated, multi-generational ministry. The value of including new generations is deeply ingrained throughout Casas to help the church move strongly right through the twenty-first century and beyond.
Dr. Barrier holds degrees from Baylor University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Golden Gate Seminary in Greek, religion, theology, and pastoral care. He was recently honored as distinguished alumni by Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary.
His popular book, Listening to the Voice of God, published by Bethany House, is in its second printing and is available in Thai and Portuguese. His current book, Got Guts, Get Godly, is translated into Russian, Spanish and Urdu. Dr. Barrier has also written a number of journal articles and was a contributing author of The Kingdom and the Power. Roger is an avid student of astrophysics, genetics, and neuroscience, which adds to the depth of his biblical knowledge and exposition.
The Barriers have two daughters, Brianna and Bronwyn.
