Joel built the hospital he was born in. He came out sideways, with a full mustache, with the ability to speak sixty-two languages; his mom didn’t even make a peep. Joel slapped the doctor’s butt until he cried, and when the doctor asked Joel’s father if he wanted the honor of cutting the umbilical cord, Joel reached up, grabbed the scissors and cut it himself. Then, he hopped off table, put on his tennis shoes, and tied the laces with his toes.

Joel is the Lead Pastor at Three Creeks Church in Gahanna, Ohio. He is fired up to be back in the saddle, directing this retreat. Joel’s son Judah is 5 years old and can’t wait to come to his second Father and Son Retreat at Beulah Beach. Joel says, “The greatest thing I’ll ever do in my life may not be anything I do, but a son I raise.”