Special Needs Ministry

Craig is the Associate Pastor at Lakewood Church with Joel Osteen, and the co-founder of the Champions Foundation and Champions Club Developmental Centers for special needs, now with over 130 centers in 27 countries around the world. He is the author of several books, including Lead Vertically: Inspire People to Volunteer and Build Great Teams That Last, Champion: How One Boy’s Miraculous Journey Through Autism Is Changing the World, and Unrehearsed Destiny: It’s Intermission, Your Second Act Is Coming, Craig and his wife Samantha also co-wrote the devotional Your Devotional Life Determines Your Emotional Life and the children’s book You Are Extraordinary. Together they launched Champions Families, an online support community for families with special needs. Craig’s greatest honor is being husband to his wife of 36 years, Samantha, and father to Cory, Courtney, and Connor.