Keith Meeks has spent the last 30+ years intentionally investing in men and women, and helping those whom society has deemed unimportant find their voice.  For the last 15 years, he has been training men on how to be active fathers and developing teenage boys into responsible men.  Working in a variety of settings, Keith has worked as a facilitator and trainer, and has founded programs that provide support to mothers, fathers, and children from many backgrounds. Keith has written his first book entitled   “Called to be a Daddy” that will be released in the winter of 2017, he has also started his second book which is entitled  “A Street called Grow”, it will be a men’s devotional. Keith is the Founder of “Dads with a Purpose” – Fathering Training & “Parents with Insight”  workshops.

Keith and his wife, JoAnn, reside in Des Moines, Iowa and have raised 5 children.  He is active in his church and community, serving as a board member, youth group leader, camp counselor, wrestling coach, and mentor to young men.  While Keith’s passion is to meet the needs of his family and his community, he has also served the international community and the Dad’s with a purpose team will be heading to Misawa-shi, Aomori, Japan in the summer of  2017.  A graduate(1979) of Christ for the Nations Bible Institute in Dallas, Texas, Keith earned an associate of arts degree in theology, and has utilized his experience in equipping and perfecting the lives of parents of all types of backgrounds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benjamin C. Bell Jr. Is a native of Iowa and born in the city of Des Moines. Upon graduating from Des Moines Technical High School in 1979, Ben went directly to the U.S.M.C and was honorably discharged in August 1982. Prior to making his departure from the Marine Corps Ben married Julie McNear. She has been his wife for the good part of 31 wonderfully, adventurous years. To this union there are five beautiful children who have produced five fantastic grandchildren. Ben has worked in the field of substance abuse as a counselor,  remedial counselor to adults and adolescents. Ben also worked behind prison walls for two years counseling men in life skills and substance abuse. He has been a Senior Pastor for 17 years with his wife Julie by his side.

Ben has been training and mentoring men for 25+ years. He has a passion for men and families that will never be diminished. Ben truly believes that the consistency with which his father lovingly communicated with his mother and his children through loving words and deeds, prepared him to be the firm and loving father he continues to be.
Ben is currently writing his first book and will launch it in the Spring of 2013. He has spent his life being a living and loving example of persistent patience. This model that is offered touches men at the very core of what the Creator designed them for, "greatness."

There is a rule that he lives by, “Treat people with the dignity that God's highest created order deserves.” Ben truly believes that with loving, appropriate guidance and keen insight anybody can display the excellence that resides within the human creature. Ben declares that families deserve great men and that is what the world needs to experience, Dads who live with purpose.