Who am I?

I am not at all fond of promotional bios, but the quickest way I can think of at this point to tell you a bit more about myself is to insert a bit of text from the document my administrative assistant sends ahead to places where I am scheduled to speak outside our congregation...

Raised in Illinois and Peru, South America by ministry parents, Mark had a profound salvation experience as a young boy, soon followed by Holy Spirit baptism and a call to preach the Gospel. During the first decade of his ministry, as an itinerant evangelist and Bible college instructor he was heavily involved in short-term missions outreaches. In 1991, Mark and his wife, Teresa, moved to France where he served as co-pastor of a church in Paris and ministered across the Continent. For the next twelve years, they focused together on encouraging, exhorting, networking, and equipping spiritual leaders and their families world-wide through mentoring relationships; the ministry of God’s Word; and hosting conferences addressing leader’s specific needs. During this time, they founded Harvest Leadership Institute, whose vision is “To touch the world through touching people God has called to spiritual leadership.” In March of 2003, Mark became the Senior Pastor of Hillcrest Church in Dallas, Texas.