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Jonathan Reckford at North Avenue Pres

Jonathan Reckford ― Habitat for Humanity Chief Executive Officer ― speaks at North Avenue's 55th annual Mission Conference at 9 AM and 11 AM services. 

Always active in his local faith community, Reckford found an avocation helping to coach pastors in dealing with the management side of church life. Eventually, in 2003, that volunteer service turned into full-time ministry as executive pastor of a 4,300-member church in Edina, Minn.

As much as he enjoyed that work, “God has this way of showing up at unexpected times with surprises,” he says. This time, the surprise was a call informing him of Habitat’s search for a CEO. A longtime admirer of Habitat’s work, Reckford believed the organization was a good fit with his personal faith and values, and he felt that his business career had honed the skills needed to lead a nonprofit with excellence. Reckford has authored a book entitled “Creating a Habitat for Humanity: No Hands but Yours.”

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