The Alphabet of Gregg Jacobsen

Gregg Jacobsen, Executive Pastor of Administration at Cuyahoga Valley Church, celebrates his 60th birthday today. 

It's been a TRUE JOY serving Jesus alongside him at CVC. He's gifted, smart, committed, joyous, and positive. My life is much, much richer because of Gregg,

As I reflected on how to tell him "happy birthday" I thought about "The Alphabet of Gregg."  

Here it is:

A - Achieving results
B - Building consensus
C - Creating cohesion
D - Developing solutions
E - Empowering others
F - Finding partners
G - Getting buy-in
H - Helping the hurting
I - Imagining a better future
J - enJoying his family
K - Keeping focus
L - Leading excellence
M - Maintaining peace
N - Nurturing souls
O - Offering options
P - Pursuing Christ
Q - Quenching not the Spirit
R - Restoring hope
S - Staying the course
T - Trusting Jesus
U - Uniting teams
V - Valuing others' ideas
W - Waiting on God
X - eXhibiting Christlikeness
Y - Yielding to the Spirit
Z - Zealous for truth

Maryanne and I love this tremendous man of God, a man of integrity and loyalty, 

Happy birthday, Gregg!