Craig attended Southwest High School, in Kansas City, Missouri, where he excelled in sports; music; and in his academic studies. Craig attended college at the University of Missouri at Rolla/Missouri School of Science &Technology) where he graduated with a BS degree in Electrical Engineering; he later completed his MS in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University as well.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]In regards to his athletic success, Craig was also inducted into the University of Missouri’s Athletic Hall of Fame as a Defensive Back; on the Centennial Team; and as the Co-Captain of the undefeated 1980 team that was ranked in the top ten nationally for NCAA Division II schools.
Professionally, Craig was employed for nearly 25 years with IBM where he leveraged his engineering degree and interpersonal skills to achieve both professional and personal success and receiving numerous awards for Engineering and Sales and Marketing excellence.
In 2006 Craig left IBM to pursue his ministry calling full-time, forming BounceBack Ministries, a ministry focused on enabling men (and their families) through their local church and communities to become better fathers, husbands and leaders in their homes and communities. The goal of BounceBack Ministries is to: “Advance the Kingdom, one man at a time!”
Today Craig is also a published author, penning the twelve-month series, BounceBack Devotional and Journal for Men. He is currently authoring other writings titled, “7-Deep,” “The Headless Man” and “Systems and Rules.”
In 2017, Craig and his wife, also an ordained minister, developed the BounceBack Marriage Mentoring Workshop and a companion Workbook; BounceBack Marriage Foundations Workbook; BounceBack Discipleship program for Men. Craig has been an ordained minister for more than twenty-five years, and is currently a member and lead Elder at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest (formerly Lithonia), Georgia.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]