Nick is President of MBS, Inc., a team of management consultants specializing in
ministry management and operations. While in executive service for the
American auto manufacturing industry, he Grace sensed God's call to found
MBS. Since 1986 Nick and his team have been serving ministries in
consultative and hands-on roles in operations and administration. His specific
areas of expertise include organizational management, crisis resolution, and
strategic implementation of technology.
In 1996 MBS was honored by the Christian Leadership Alliance (CLA) for its role
in assisting ministries nationwide. Then in 2002 CLA honored Nick with their
Distinguished Service Award for excellence in serving ministries. Prior to that
Nick was honored as NACBA’s 1993 inductee into their Hall of Fame for his
contribution to the field of church management.
Nick has been published hundreds of times in books, newsprint, and journals, and has been interviewed on syndicated radio.
Nick’s Faith Journey
Some time ago a man said to me, "Nick, you're a bottom-line kind of guy." In very few words he summed-up my approach to life fairly accurately! I'd like to share with you about a good decision I made that had a positive impact on my bottom line.
In my early twenties I was a very successful business man. I had a very profitable, though not legal, large wholesale distribution business. I was a drug dealer; one of the largest in the California’s San Fernando Valley.
I began to sense there had to be more to life than financial success. God started bringing Christians
across my path who, with little more than their presence, caused my restlessness to grow. These people seemed to have a deeper quality of life, something very good, something I wanted.
In those occasional encounters, they told me that God promises deep peace and joy, and that he promises
to give purpose to life. I began wrestling with questions like, "Who am I really?", and "What really counts?"
After about three months of wrestling with those questions, I happened into a park early one evening
where I was surprised to find a man in a wheelchair on a stage; and there were about eight or nine other men standing behind him. He had a microphone in his hand and was saying, "Now I know there is someone else out there who wants to trust Jesus to be in charge of his life." I felt this was a pre-appointed meeting, an opportunity to add that deeper quality to my life about which I had become aware.
So when they prayed I did something which, to me, was meaningful and symbolic. With my hands turned open, I
prayed, "God, I've been hearing a lot about your promises recently. To the extent you're faithful to your
promises, to that extent you can have my life."
I immediately felt something different inside, and it felt good! Later that evening I met a fella who gave me a Bible and told me where to start reading to see what God had promised for me. I began reading it and testing God's faithfulness.
Well, that was on September 4, 1975, and God has been faithful to the promises he made in the scriptures
without fail! As a result, I've gradually given him every part of my life. I now have that deep sense of peace and joy which he promises, the kind circumstances have no effect on. Now I have a sense of purpose and a feeling of success in the areas of life that really count.
The bottom line is: God is faithful, and it was a good decision. A favorite scripture verse of mine is Rev. 19:11 where it says that his name is The Faithful and True. He has never let me down. You can trust him too.
