Tom has been devoted to the study of discipleship and missions for many years. He has been teaching principles to make disciples and launch movements since 2011. He is a business owner with a career in the electronics industry, but his passion has always been to develop better ways of making disciples to fulfill the Great Commission. Tom co-founded Quest Ministries to love, mentor, and share Jesus with at-risk teens. Tom is the author of The Jesus Strategy: How Jesus Taught Followers to Carry Out His Vision. He lives with his wife in the Sierra Foothills in California. Together they have two grown children.