Senior Ministry Strategist
Craig leads The Water’s Edge Church in Omaha, Nebraska. Craig planted The Water’s Edge in 2005. The church now worships over 1,000 people each weekend and is known nationally for its small group ministry and its commitment to missions. Previously, Craig served churches in Marietta, Georgia; Spencer, Iowa; Lexington, Kentucky; and Dallas, Texas—giving him experience in suburban, rural, and urban ministry.
Craig completed his Master of Divinity at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. His Doctor of Ministry degree is from the Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky, where he wrote his dissertation on “The Use of Humor in Preaching.” He is the author of the book: Prayers from The Water’s Edge and a number of small group studies.
Craig is an Associate Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation and has coached dozens of church planters from all over the country. In recent years, he has shifted his focus to helping churches with annual and capital campaigns and financial coaching for pastors and generosity teams. He has earned the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising granted through the Lilly School of Philanthropy’s Lake Institute on Faith and Giving.
As a pastor, Craig understands the daily, weekly, seasonal, and yearly demands on clergy and church staff. He leads the generosity team at The Water’s Edge that is responsible for implementing the year-round generosity plan. Since 2012, the church has completed four capital campaigns (the acquisition of land, building a new facility, debt elimination, and constructing an expansion) and raised over $12,000,000. During that time, the church’s annual budget has grown from less than $600,000 to over $2,000,000—never experiencing less than an 11% yearly growth. The church has also created an endowment, the WE Fund, to set up the church for success in the future.
Craig began working part-time as a senior ministry strategist for Horizons Stewardship in 2019. He has helped churches develop year-round generosity plans and has led annual and capital campaigns in Methodist, Anglican, Lutheran, and Presbyterian churches.
