Craig has served in full-time ministry for more than two decades. He is currently the Director of Ministries at Lakewood Church, the largest and fastest growing church in America, overseeing all pastoral ministries and staff. Craig speaks at churches and organizations across the nation to bring hope and awareness to those with special needs and the forgotten generations. Recently, Craig launched the Circle of Hope Ministry, a new program at Lakewood Church that offers hope to at-risk kids, the medically fragile and those with special needs by providing support through mentorship and respite. He also helped launch the Lakewood Internship Program as well as the Lay Ministry Program of Lakewood Church. Craig created Kidslife, the children’s ministry of Lakewood Church, which now operates in six different services in Spanish and English and has grown to over 4,500 children and more than 1,300 volunteers. In 2009, Craig launched the “Champions Club,” a state of the art facility for over 200 special needs kids that features a physical therapy room, sensory room, spiritual therapy room and an educational room. Craig is an advocate for special needs kids & families. Craig has launched a new website that helps families facing tremendous challenges called ConnorMoments.com. Craig is the creator of many programming tools for family ministry. He is the author of a leadership book called “Lead Vertically: Inspire People to Volunteer / Build Great Teams That Last.” Craig and his wife of 24 years, Samantha, have three children: Cory, Courtney, and Connor.
