Larry began planting churches in the United States in 1991 and was subsequently part of 8 church plants. After serving with the North America Mission Board, SBC for a time in the area of church planter assessment, he and his family moved to Western Europe in late 2001 and served in both Spain and Germany with the International Mission Board. He has worked in the areas of church planting and mission strategy among europeans as well in leading efforts among engaging immigrants and refugees who now live in Europe. In 2008 he co-founded The Upstream Collective which is a non-profit devoted to helping churches learn how to equip their members to engage people with the gospel at home and around the world. He has two Master's degrees; one in Theology and the other in Christian Education. He also holds a Doctorate of Ministry in Missiology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. As Director of Upstream he loves helping churches find creative ways to engage in missional work in their neighborhoods and nations. He is the author of Tradecraft for the Church on Mission and The MarketSpace. Larry and his wife Susan have been married for 31 years. They currently live in Madrid. Larry and Susan often speak together to churches and Christian organizations about raising a family in another culture. They have two third-culture kids of their own, Megan and Parker. They wrote a book together called First 30 Daze which helps cross-cultural workers learn to thrive in their new city and live with gospel intentionality.