About Me

 

Thanks for visiting my online home dedicated to my life’s mission:  “I guide explorers to discover their AMAZING by demonstrating and championing sacred amazement.”

What that really means is that it is not nearly as much about my story as it is about yours.  I exist to help you discover the uniquely amazing life for which you were born.

 

 

 

 

 

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But, just in case you want to know a little about me …

I am an Amazon Best Selling Author and a Strengths Optimization CoachSultant (my term for how I work with churches and organizations).

I do have an earned doctorate, but I’m not impressed by how educated I am and you shouldn’t be either.  So, why drgerrylewis.com?

Two reasons:

(1) gerrylewis.com was not available.

(2) When I finished my doctorate in 1996, some friends and church members started calling me Dr. G.  It just kind of stuck as a nickname.  In 2013, I launched a  Facebook group and then a blog, Dr. G’s Morning Cup of Encouragement.  We just decided that the “doc” thing has become a part of my identity (kind of like my facial hair).

I’m just a guy on an amazing journey that has taken me from …

• being primarily a singer, worship leader and concert artist to …
• 20 years as a senior pastor of two churches (Trinity Baptist Church in Tucumcari, NM and Eagle Mountain Baptist Church in Ft. Worth, TX) to …
• 15 years as Executive Director/Lead Strategist of a regional network of Baptist churches (Harvest Baptist Association, headquartered in Decatur, TX) to …
• My current part-time retirement/rebootment ministry as Church Engagement Officer for the Texas Panhandle with Texas Baptist Men (TBM)

I’ve almost always had other ministries going at the same time …

• I launched That’ll Preach Ministries in 1984 and it continues today as a ministry of speaking, singing, and resourcing for local churches and ministries.
• I started writing Life Matters as an email devotional in 1998.  It has been a blog since 2009 and has expanded to a weekly column in 3 local newspapers since 2011.
• I launched Life Matters Publications in 2007 with the publication of my first book of collected Life Matters posts.  It is now the way I am self-publishing print resources and eBooks.
• I launched Next Step CoachingSulting in 2012 to focus on empowering and equipping leaders of churches and non-profit organizations.  I am a member of the International Coach Federation and hold the Professional Certified Coach (ACC) accreditation from that organization. I am also a Certified Church Consultant with the Society for Church Consulting .

My education …

• Bachelor of Music Education from West Texas A&M University
• Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
• Doctor of Ministry from Gateway Seminary

The things that really, really matter to me …

• My amazing wife of 39 years, Eva (or Mrs. Sweetie, as my readers know her)
• My incredible children, Tova and Zeke, and their equally incredible spouses, Joe and Allie.
• My beautiful and perfect granddaughters, Aziza & Ahava
• My spectacular and amazing grandsons, Owen & Jaeson
• Reading great books and trying to write good ones
• Listening to music and making it whenever possible
• Worshiping with God’s people
• Empowering leaders
• Helping churches become more healthy and Kingdom-focused.

Some things that I really, really like …

• Hiking and kayaking
• Photography
• Traveling to new places and trying out new restaurants
• Cooking (rarely with a recipe … most often trying to create something new)
• A really good cup of coffee

So, that’s me.  I’d love to connect with you and join you on your journey.  I’d be honored if you would join Be AMAZING Circle so I can share new encouraging content with you every week.