Mark

To begin with I would like to say I am a father first. I have 3 very smart and great kids that I am very proud of, even though sometimes they make me crazy. I also used to be a pentecostal minister, I had been since I was 22 yrs old. I started Apostolic Tabernacle in Crawfordsville in 1994, we started out in a little store front on 120 W Pike St.. A year or so later we moved to 200 east near the old Skate Corral. Its still there today and going strong. We then moved to Kentucky for a short time, I pastored a church there in Corbin. We quickly realized we were out of our element and moved back to Crawfordsville. In 1997 I began a very detailed study on Leadership and Teambuilding. I have read somewhere around 300 books on the subject from many many authors. I began to see that leadership is not just a subject but a way of thinking and ultimately a way of life. I also realized that the ultimate leader is actually the ultimate servant, but more about that in my blog. I quit the ministry for several reasons number 1 being to save may marriage, but it still ended and my heart was torn out twice in a 4 yr period. But I am doing well, so where am I now, well, I own Johnny Provolones Pizza. We started our first in june of 2003. We were voted best pizza in 2006 plus we received biz of the year in may of 2006. 10 is the goal after that I'll be teaching business seminars on leadership, customer service, marketing and management ethics.We have also sold one franchise and hope to sell many more. I have spoken at Wabash College, Butler University, and many of the area schools on the subjects of leadership and business. At this point in time I do not believe I will minister again in a pulpit fashion. If God has something for me left to do in the ministry He will have to open those doors for me when he is ready.