Chris Merrell

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About Chris Merrell

I am wired to help impactful ventures launch and scale. Entrepreneurial leader. Inspiring communicator. Network builder.EXPERIENCE- Founding team member and Director of Innovation for Launch GlobalServing on the executive Strategic Leadership Team as we expand into new partnerships and networks. Raising 10m and innovating solutions that will lead to a 10X increase in organizational effectiveness and outcomes. Launch Global empowers churches and networks to mobilize, train, and strategically deploy long term cross-cultural workers that multiply disciples and churches in the least reached regions and peoples of the world. All while strengthening local churches from within and equipping many to reach their local geography as they increase global sending. Former Executive Leadership Team member and Regional Expansion Director- Owner and Founder: Merrell Home BuildersResidential construction. Building quality spec homes that are affordable and durable- Founding team member of Hartwell The Educators University (hartwell-education.org)Hartwell is a highly-accessible, extremely-affordable university designed to address the global teacher shortage by helping thousands that have demonstrated a love for children step into their God given potential for generational impact and thriving financially. Former VP of Advancement and Partnerships- Global Outreach Pastor - Hill Country Bible Church, Austin TX (hcbc.com)- Team Lead - GLAD Corp, Kazakhstan- Associate/Youth Pastor - First Baptist Church, Mound City KS (fbcmc.com)Others Describe Me As: Courageous leader of values-based organizations and initiativesInspiring communicator and trainerExpands partnerships and possibilitiesCreates opportunities through empowerment and developing new leadersContextualizes into new markets with high cultural intelligenceSolves problems through innovative solutions that multiply effectiveness