Mike developed Lifeshapes—eight biblical truths that transform churches and the lives of those people in them—as a way to help with challenges as the landscape of the Church and culture have blurred beyond recognition.
As rector and team leader of St. Thomas' Church in Sheffield, England, Mike used Lifeshapes to grow the largest church in the north of England, 80 percent of whom are younger than 40. He now is on staff at Community Church of Joy in Glendale, Ariz., and as a teacher for Fuller Seminary in California. Mike specializes in helping church leaders in transition, and coaches church planters on how to be effective in contemporary culture. He also has a passion for raising up the next generation.
Mike is the author of The Apostle's Notebook, Choosing to Learn From Life, and The Circle, and co-author of The Passionate Church and A Passionate Life with Walt Kallestad. Mike is married to Sally; they have three children Beccy, Libby and Sam.
