Mark Edward

BIO:

Millenial trapped in a Baby-Boomer body, 1st-born, Creative, Musician, Methodical, Organized, Thoughtful, Crazy-Detailed, Auditory & Visual.

Passions: God, Wife, My Children, Laughter, Mentoring, Music, Cars, Palm Trees, Mountains, The Beach.

Leadership Style: Relevant, Real, Relational. Person over process. Relationship over rules. Not Aloof, Antagonistic, Arrogant, Alone.

I Coach On:

Leadership

Mentoring

Destiny

Thought Life

Boundaries

Friendships

Dating / Engagement

Marriage

Sexuality

Parenting

Son-ship with God

WHY I MENTOR:

An alarming number of guys walk alone.

Every male has a core-need to be affirmed, accepted, & respected.

Every man needs to know he is loved unconditionally as God’s son, & he has what it takes to fulfill all God has for him.

Men need masculine validation during graduation, engagement, marriage, fatherhood, promotion, pain, loss, crisis, failure, moral error, & tragedy.

If you help change a man, you impact his wife, his kids, his grand-kids, his friends, his employees…affecting lives well into the next century.

IT'S INTENTIONAL:

I Purposefully mentor 5-7 men weekly.

Intentionally journeyed, long-term, with over 100 young men since 1983 - still have contact with 60% - many since their formative high school & college years...now strong husbands, fathers, businessmen, pastors, musicians, leaders in their communities.

IT'S NOT ABOUT ME:

I’m an introvert, but I've learned the value of nourishing relationships.

Often, when I speak or write, guys will exclaim, “That's exactly what I needed… it was like an arrow…it changed me…” That is indeed my honor & joy.

HOW I MENTOR:

Then: Rotary dial phones, snail mail (stamps!), Face to Face.

Now: Smart Phones, Text, IG, Twitter, FB, Email, Skype, Google Hang Outs, Blogging, Face to Face.

FOR THOSE WHO CARE:

Midwestern boy, urbanized from touring 8 years, lived coast to coast. BA in Theology / Biblical Studies. Actively served ministries 37 years; Tour Director, Worship Leader, Musician, Associate Pastor, Executive Pastor, Mentor.

A PK, 2 brothers, married 28 years, 3 daughters & 2 girl dogs.

The best way to know me: Talk with my family or "my guys."