Five ways to describe him: Visionary. Pragmatist. Builder. Dedicated Christ follower. Devoted family man.

What he's done for GCC: Helped the church's attendance grow from 400 and a staff of four to more than 5,000 with a staff of 70. Instrumental in completing five major construction projects and developing GCC's nationally recognized children's center.

What he's still doing: What he loves to do. In his words, "Finding the right people and doing everything I can to provide them the tools and training they need to soar." When he's not hiring or leading staff, he's involved in strategic planning. Overseeing big projects. Shaping the weekend series to help GCC reach people who need to know they're loved. Oh, and he writes too (see below).

What he's done for other churches: Simplify. Simplify. Simplify. Tim and Tony Morgan have written three books for churches and leaders: Simply Strategic Stuff, Simply Strategic Volunteers and Simply Strategic Growth. Each encourages and equips leaders, using humorous, easy-to-understand, practical principles. Tim is also a regular contributor to REV Magazine.

In a previous life: Tim held various leadership positions with Life Action Ministries for nearly 10 years using his substantial skills in information technology, resource development and executive management.

Family guy: Tim and his wife, Faith, have four children, Heather, Megan, Hunter and Taylor.

Most likely to be when Divine inspiration hits: On his John Deere tractor.

Where he blogs: leadingsmart.com