
Tony's passion is “helping people get it about God's great love and
salvation!” Tony recently served as Tour Pastor and Gospel Communicator
for Casting Crowns Lifesong Tour and Winter Jam, the largest Christian
Concert Tour in America. The tours crossed the U.S. visiting more than
119 cities and experienced over 87,000 public professions of faith in
Christ.
Tony's love of Jesus and people is evidenced
every time he speaks. An innovative Gospel communicator, Tony uses his
wacky humor and passion for Christ to help people connect with God in a
life-changing way.
Recognized among the country's most influential Christian
communicators, Tony speaks to more than 800,000 students each year
though radio, TV, conferences, festivals, concerts and church events.
An
outspoken advocate of Contemporary Christian Music, Tony partners
regularly in concert and conferences with artists such as Casting
Crowns, Third Day, Jeremy Camp, Mercy Me, Rebecca St. James, Joy
Williams, Barlow Girl, Lincoln Brewster, Stephen Curtis Chapman,
Reliant K, SuperTones, Skillet, Pillar, Delereious, Toby Mac, and
Building 429.
Tony is an author and producer of several
popular teaching resources. He wrote the cutting-edge devotional book,
“Faith Fuel – A Refueling Journey.” He has also produced several
popular DVD and CD resources, including “LIFELIFT” (featured on the Grammy award-winning LifeSong DVD); “LOST – Seeing and Seizing the Love of God;” “Spiritual 911 – Getting God's Help to Deal with Stress, Tests and All of Life's Mess!;” and “Steps – How to Walk and Not Stumble in a World that Tries to Trip You Up.”
Before becoming an itinerant evangelist, Tony served on staff as collegiate pastor at First Baptist Church, Woodstock, Georgia.
Tony
is a graduate of The Criswell College for Biblical Studies in Dallas,
Texas. He lives in Woodstock, Georgia with his wife Tammy and their
three children, Christy, Will and Bradly.