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Christian Men at Work Podcast


Mar 20, 2017

What You'll Hear:

 Jeff was raised in a Christian home but fell away from the Lord during his college years
He was successful in business and consulting
Through marriage counseling, he found out he and his wife never healed or dealt with the abortion they had 25 years earlier
He started an organization with other men, now called Human Coalition, to make abortion unthinkable
Human Coalition is unique in it's approach and its results

Intro
Jeff is a seasoned business leader with almost 20 years of experience in owning and operating businesses. He has served a variety of industries including high tech, software, manufacturing, retail, and non-profit. His core areas of competencies include startups, marketing, lead generation, relationship management, leadership, and change management.

After learning about Human Coalition in 2010, he was so moved by how the organization verifiably saves unborn children from abortion that he began volunteering. Jeff eventually left the business world to work with Human Coalition full time. As one of the first staffers to join Human Coalition, his compelling story reminds us that men whose wives and girlfriends have abortions are often left to grieve the loss of their children alone.

Jeff graduated from the University of Texas (Austin) with a Bachelors of Science in Finance. He and his wife Tricia have four children.
Q&A*
When and How Did You Become a Christian?
I was raised in a Christian home and was baptized.  I fell away from the Lord in my college years.  After I got married and involved in a church did I serve the Lord and learn what it meant to be a Christian man.
 Tell Us About Your Career
I went to the Univ of Texas-Austin, got a finance degree and worked for IBM.  I then left that to be a business owner for 17 years for Cross Media.  I sold that business in 2010 and started doing consulting work.

I worked with small to medium sized businesses to help them to go from their heart to their head.  Through that business I met Brian Fisher, who was the COO of a large communication company in Dallas.
Walk Us Through Your Testimony
I was the lay pastor at a church that ended up splitting up after going through a difficult time.  My wife and I decided to get some Christian counseling after that experience for a tune-up for our marriage.

My wife began to cry uncontrollably.  I was perplexed what was behind these tears.  What was behind those tears was a decision we had made nearly 25 years ago.

We were engaged and got pregnant.  I went to my father and out of his ignorance he said this wasn't the way to start our marriage.  We ended up at Planned Parenthood and took the life of our first child.

We didn't talk about it for 17 years.

That same week we were in counseling Brian Fisher gave me his business card and God dropped the scales from my eyes about what abortion really was.

We thought it was the unforgivable sin.  Our pastor didn't talk about it. We didn't talk about it.  Women are created to give life and as men we're supposed to the knight in shining armor to protect her.  I was the opposite of the courageous man.

That was the beginning of my awakening.  It started with my own family and my own heart, at a very personal level and even beyond at a national level and as a church.  We began seeking healing.  It was really tough.  Sometimes we don't really want to deal with our wounds, but God in His grace and mercy allows to deal with them.  He then allows others to be rescued from our testimony.   It was then I began to fight for life.
Did You Have Trouble Being Bold Advocating for Life Due to Any Guilt You Had?
For 17 years I was afraid to tell anyone.  No-one talked about it.  Brian really encouraged me that it was my testimony that was going to save lives.  In the beginning I didn't really see the benefit of telling oth...