I founded John 15 Academy because I kept meeting exhausted families who were doing everything "right" and still feeling stuck. They'd been taught behavior management when they needed transformation. Given techniques when they needed a different operating system entirely. Told to try harder when they needed to surrender to Love.

The mission of John 15 Academy is "Restoring the Lost Art of Being Family" - because family was never meant to be a game of survival. It's meant to be a place where we learn to receive love from God and give it freely to each other.

I refuse to separate what others keep in silos. Theological depth AND practical application. Grace AND truth. Individual healing AND family systems. Scientific insight AND sacred truth.

I've left partnerships and opportunities when they required me to water down what God is showing me, because conformity isn't my calling - faithfulness is.

I work with families, ministry leaders, and educators who are ready to stop performing and start experiencing transformation. Who've tried the behavior modification route and found it wanting. Who sense there's a different way but can't quite see it yet.

I work with people who've tasted and seen how love brings life in a way self-effort never could - and they want more.

Maybe you're a parent who's exhausted from managing behavior and craving actual connection with your kids. Maybe you're a ministry leader who senses the "try harder" gospel isn't producing fruit. Maybe you're an educator who knows there's a better way to create environments where children flourish.

If you're curious about transformation (not just better compliance), if you're willing to surrender to love instead of clinging to control, you're in the right place.

Your story isn’t finished yet. The story of your family isn't finished either. God hasn't wasted your pain, and He's not wasting your current struggle. In conversations with Him, you can trade lies for truth and walk the path of transformation toward experiencing wholeness.

I'd love to walk alongside you - not as someone who has it all figured out, but as someone who's being transformed every day and knows that love brings life in a way self-effort never could.

I've created four pathways to meet you wherever you are - whether you're curious and want to explore, ready to practice with others, or need intensive one-on-one support.

Think of it as an invitation to browse, taste, and linger in The Art of Transformation:

Browse through Table Conversations to get a feel for the work
Taste deeper through the Transformation Series
Linger in a 9-month Transformation Cohort
Or go deep with Private Family Consulting tailored to your story

Each pathway is designed to help you move from exhausting performance to life-giving transformation.

Explore the pathways.

Yes! I've spoken at national conferences (Network 220, Trueface), led retreats for churches and ministries, and served as keynote speaker for fundraising events and graduations.

The topics I address through Table Conversations and the Transformation Series can be adapted for workshops, half-day retreats, or full conference presentations - always integrating theology, neuroscience, and attachment theory in ways that serve transformation, not just information.

If you're exploring a speaker or retreat leader for your organization, church, or conference, I'd love to hear about your vision. Contact me to start a conversation.