About Bobby

Think of one person who has positively and powerfully influenced how you approach life. Who is the person? 

For me it was Polly McDuffy, my middle school bus driver. One day Mrs. Polly (as I called her) looked in the rearview mirror of her school bus #7 and said, "Beautiful Bobby (as she called me), do you ever talk to God?" I replied with all that confidence of a 9th grade Socrates, “Of course I do! Doesn’t everyone?" Then she asked a question that LITERALLY changed my life: "Does God ever talk to you?" 

That single question, as well as how she lived her life (not simply religious and morally good, but alive, wholehearted, honest, and excited to follow Jesus), was enough to leave an impression on me, which has remained throughout my adult life. My public school bus driver completely influenced my life's mission to “Help ordinary people become extraordinary followers of Christ” as well as "Making disciples who make a difference."

Today, I try to live in the space where the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) and the Great Commandment (Luke 10:27) collide. Sometimes that means challenging people to wake up and discover their true God-given purpose and make important life changes. But often times it means simply helping people see how significant and extraordinary their ordinary lives already are! 

I have traveled many miles since bus #7. I've served as a pastor of a local church and as an advocate and speaker for children around the world; helping well over 25,000 children get the help they desperately need. I've also served for nearly a decade with Compassion International where I was taught the value of a holistic approach and missional strategy. From these experiences, I have learned to walk the balance of preaching scripture, while providing people with practical and tangible steps, to see real results in their daily lives. 

Whether I am speaking on tour, leading missional/discipleship efforts, or preaching/teaching in a church or college service, my message always comes back to Luke 10:27: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and Love your neighbor as yourself."