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elcometoNewDimensionsEvangelism’s 2025YearinReview!
2025turnedouttobequiteanadventure.Thekindyoudon’t fully understand while you’re in it, but when you look back, yourealizehowmuchgroundwascovered!
From large church stages to small secular venues, I had the privilege of encouraging, inspiring, and sharing the love of Christ in ways that felt both creative and personal. Some days that meant standing in front of a thousand students in a public school here in America. Other days it meant sitting with a small group of children in the Dominican Republic, laughter bouncing off the walls as parables and puppets carriedtruthinwaysthatwordsalonesometimescan’t.
Along the way, we also created and shared new resources for those who minister to both young and old. Every one of them offered freely, made possible by the faithful generosity offriendslikeyou.Yoursupportdoesn’tjustkeepeventson a calendar. It places tools in the hands of leaders who are shapingliveseverysingleweek.
As you turn these pages, you’ll see more than dates and destinations. You’ll see how God continues to use creativity, hospitality, and a little holy curiosity to reach hearts. Shall we begin?
January
DownTheRabbitHole
January5,10,12,Orlando Theyear openedatWonderWorksOrlando,whereIstepped backintotheOuttaControlMagicShow.There's somethingaboutthosefirstperformancesofthe year the energy feels different, like a new adventureisabouttobegin!
January8,Orlando PoppedintotheChildren's Pastor'sConferenceatDisney'sCoronadoSprings Resort.Metnewfriendsandcaughtupwitholdones.
January18&19,MountDora Mind,Myth&Magiclaunchedits2025 e shows are where y community that I
January23-25,Columbus,Ohio MagiFest. Three days with fellow magicians where I got to be a student again. Watching other artists work, learning new approaches, trading secrets of the craft it reminded me why I fell in love with magic in the first place. It was a real pleasure watching Madi, a highly skilled performer who was born with no hands. Sometimes you need to step away from performing to remember what makes performing matter.
February BuildingMomentum
February 1, Jackson, Mississippi
Great to return to First Baptist for an afternoon of fun for their Upward Celebration. Quick turnaround back to New Orleans to catch a flight home—but first a triptoCafeDuMondeintheairportisamust!
February2,OrlandoBackinthegroove athome,thenaneveningperformance atWonderWorks.
February6,Portland,Oregon
NateandIheadedouttobepartof TheHolySpiritConferenceat BridgetownChurch.Itwasaspecial time.Ineededtherefreshingworship. Theteachingwasexcellent,fromguys likeTimMackie(BibleProject)and Tyler Staton (Familiar Stranger book & podcast),andinaGod-timedmomentin an elevator I got to speak to N.T. Wright.
So cool. The auditorium for each session was packed with almost 3,000 people. Average age? About 25. It was beautiful to behold. (Andyes,thecoffeeouttherewasamazing!)
February 13, Orlando Time for another evening of fun & frivolitywithfolksfromaroundtheworldatWonderWorks.
February 15, Mount Dora Just one (sold-out) night at Mind, Myth&Magic.
February 23, Orlando Back to WonderWorks, always a fantastic eveningoffun!
February 27, Pace, Florida Time for a return of The Pro Kids Show!®atSSDixonPrimary.I'vebeencomingherefor20years!I love connecting kids, teachers and parents with smiles and laughs andlove.
February 28, Ocean Springs, Mississippi From Pace, I headed just a couple hours west to be with Pastor Steve at Crossroads Church as they hosted their first Laugh All Night! Comedy met compassion. The room laughed hard and gave generously, raising real support for children in Haiti and the Dominican Republic throughNewMissions.
“It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place.”
The Red Queen, Chapter 2 of Through the Looking-Glass
March MomentumandMiles
March2,Jacksonville Great to return to Shindler Drive Baptist. Their doors were wide open to kids & parents for their Upward AwardNight.
March 7-8, Mou performancesforM
March 9, Mount D quick lunch and of Fullday!
March 10, Orland random Monday ev theworld.
March 13, Boynton Beach Back at Hagen Road Elementary, where hundredsofkids&parentsexperiencedadayoflaughs,loveandfun. Theywerelearninganddidn'tevenknowit.
March 21, Leesburg Debi and I were invited to see what an amazing local ministry has been doing. No performing, preaching, or speaking for me this night. It was Hand-In-Hand Recovery's annual gala. A moving evening of listening and seeing firsthand the new beginnings that Christ can bring to those in my own communitywhoacheforrestoration.
March 23, Orlando Back at WonderWorks one more time this month.Thenitwashomeforlast-minute packing...
March 24-28, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Five days in the Dominican Republic, standing face to face with the children whose lives are transformed through the support of Laugh All Night shows generatetheseshowsgenerate.Itgroundseverything.Themagicstops being about me and becomes about them. When you see a kid whose futurechangedbecausepeoplelaughedandgave,yourememberwhy.
April
Poetry,Presence, andProclamation
April 4 & 5, Mount Dora Kicked off the month with another weekend of Mind, Myth & Magic. I've been so pleased with the continued community response, and am so thankful for Ben & Eve Passmore, the proprietors of Eden Abbey, the venue where themonthlymagichappens!
April 6,Orlando Anothernight at WonderWorkshelpedwrapupthe firstweekendinApril.
April10,NashvilleNateandIwereoffagain together. First stop was to see my sweet mama on her 82nd birthday! Then it was off to take part in The Poetics Conference. Curated by long-time friend Harris, it was an eye-opening event for the future of my work and ministry. Great seeing incredible photographer Jeremy Coward again too. We managed to work in a few innings of a Sounds Baseball game. And in the middle of it all, Nate had a photographer friend at BelmontUniversitytakehisseniorpictures!
April 14, Richmond, Virginia Managed to be home less than 48 hoursbeforeitwastimetoflytobewithSouthsideNazarene.Ishared intheirschoolandalocalaftercareprogramtopromotetheupcoming Easter weekend. Flew back home mid-week to honor my own church commitments.
April 18, Richmond Home again for less than 48 hours, I popped back on a flight to Richmond to complete my programming for Southside Church. We had a great crowd at the Saturday egg hunt event!
April 22, Orlando This was a very special moment in our lives. Nate's long-time girlfriend Zoe (and now his fiancée) was baptized at First Baptist Orlando, during their college ministry called The Table. Someday I hope to share with you the story behind this remarkable, beautifulmoment.
April 24, Frostproof Remarkable day returning to be with Ben Hill Griffin Elementary families with The Pro Kids Show!®
pril 27, Orlando Wrapped up a very sy month with an evening at onderWorks leading laughter with wfoundfriendsfromaroundtheworld.
pril 28 Throughout April, I kept paring fo th M t D M i sh, knowi ativecapac pandmyvi pactingmy mmunity.
“If you don’t know where you are going, any road can take you
there.”
The Cheshire Cat, Chapter 6: “Pig and Pepper”
May
GraduationandGratitude
May 1, Orlando The first day of May found me at WonderWorks withfunforeveryone!
May 2, Winter Garden Mere Christians Conference, hosted by my friend Father Andrew Lazo, is a two-day event focusing on the work(s) of C.S. Lewis. It's always full of good conversations and good people. It was here that we released our summer programming series, titled Into TheWardrobe.
May 10, Mount Dora We celebrated Nate's graduation from high school! One of those moments where time catches up with you. We hadasmallgatheringoffriendsandfamily.Natehaskeptmeonmy toessincehewastwo!Welldone,Nathaniel,soproudofyou.
May 11, Mount Dora I was honored to preach for the third time this year at First Baptist, sharing a message of hope on this Mother's Day.
May16-17,MountDora–IwrappedupthespringseasonofMind, Myth&Magicwithtwosold-outeveningsoffun&wonder!
May 19 & 22, Orlando – Back at WonderWorks for two nights this week, wrapping up a good month of blessings. Behind the scenes this month, our daughter Hannah's wedding planning for this Septemberwasinfullswing.
June
CurioserandCurioser, RightWhereIAm
The last few summers I've slowed the traveling way down, and even my local performances, due to the church responsibilities that I lead. This year the VBS that I directed for First Baptist Mount Dora brought in more than 300 kids a day. I also took church kids to camp which is so different for me chaperoning kids instead of being on stagespeakingtothem!
June 8 & 9, Orlando These two evenings found me back at WonderWorks kicking off their summer series of shows. I'm always amazed that in this room that holds about 125 people, how many languages and cultures can be present at one time. I think that's why I enjoyit connectingwithpeopleacrosscultures.
June 10, Groveland I popped over to share an afternoon of fun. At this show, a young mom came in with her young son. His first magic show. His first magic show! Which was wonderful, as his mom used towatchmewhenshewasasmallchild,too!
June 22, 23, 26, Orlando Multiple WonderWorks performances kept mebusyintheeveningsthisweek!Goodcrowdseachevening!
June27,Orlando IwaspleasedtoreturntoUnitedNazareneChurch inOrlandofortheirfamilysummerseries.
June29,30,Orlando Iwrappeduptheclose-to-homemonthwitha matineeperformanceandalateperformanceatWonderWorks.
Surprise! This month I also received in the mail a very special book, titled Saving Magic by my friend Michael Claxton.Ittellsthestoryoffamedartof magic historian David Price of Brentwood, Tennessee. David was a dear friend to me in my late teens and early twenties and Michael was kind enough to share a bit of that story in his book!
July
APauseattheTeaTable
It was a lighter month performance and travel wise—but I needed the downtime! With a lighter schedule, I got to take friends to Sarasota for the summer circus series. Although with my position at First Baptist always keeps me busy as we prepared our annual Clothes For Kids Drive—where we help clothe over 1000 kids before school begins!
July 1, Mount Dora We launched The Big KidMin Check In, a survey of the state of children's ministry throughout the world! (See more at theQRcodelink.)
July 3, Mount Dora I was asked by the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce to help promote a magical summerinMountDora—whichwouldleaduptothe MountDoraMagicBash,soitwasadelighttoheaddowntotheold train station to be featured on Magic 107, a long-time radio station in Central Florida. After some fun banter with the morning DJ's I did a couple of mind-reading bits on air. True! Three people called in to say "they couldn't see how it worked!" (Joke!) It was a great waytokickoffthesummer!
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July 7, The Villages, Florida I headed over for a public show for families in The Villages. If you haven't heard of this community— googleit!TheygotaLOTgoingon!
July 13, 20, 21, 27, Orlando With WonderWorks performances sprinkledthroughoutthemonthitkeptmebusybutclosetohome.
July 22, Mount Dora Was invited by my friend Tom Bump to record an interview on his Kid Ministry Collective Podcast. The main purpose was to share the story of The Big Kid Min Check In. (LinktotheepisodeattheQRcodelink.)
Listen to the podcast
August
TheRabbit’sVeryFullCalendar
June & July were light(er) I jumped into August full-force! The first Saturday,wasmychurch'sClothesForKidsdrive wesawmorethan 1000peoplecomethroughinjustfivehours!
August 2, Mount Dora/Las Vegas As soon as Clothes For Kids wrapped up, I went home grabbed my suitcase and headed to Las Vegas.
August 3, Henderson, Nevada I had the honor of preaching two services at Oasis Baptist, then returning that night for a Laugh All Night event. It was a great church doing greatworkinachallengingplaceforministry.
August 4-6, Las Vegas The rest of the week I spent hanging with fellow Magi forthe annual Magic Live event. It is three days full of inspiration!
August 10 & 11, Orlando, Florida It was time to return to WonderWorksasthesummertouristseasonwasinfullswing!
August 15 & 16, Mount Dora, Florida It was time to kick-off the official start of the 6th season of my local show, Mind, Myth & Magic! We open tickets this month—we sold out the shows through December!Amazing!
August 16, Leesburg, Florida I was invited once again to First Baptist Leesburg to share with their Widows. Each August, they hold an afternoon luncheon to encourage and love on their widows. It'salwaysasweet—andfun—experience!
August 17, Mount Dora, Florida This was a great evening! We brought Laugh All Night to my own church, First Baptist. I along with Ric Roberts and Tim DeTellis, shared laughter with friends & fans. Thank you FBMD family for supporting vitalwork!
August21,PineMountain,Georgia OursonNate hadspentthesummeronstaffatLakeForestRanch inMacon,Mississippiforthesummer.Hehadacouple ofweeksathomebeforeitwastimetoheadtoGeorgia andleavehimatthegap-yearprogram,Impact360.Asit alwaysisinthesemoments—itwasbittersweet.
August 24 & 25, Orlando Wrapping up summer shows at WonderWorks with two matinee performances. It was a busy summerofWonder,there!
August 27, Melbourne, Florida August wouldn't be complete without a return visit to Holy Trinity Episcopal School! I've helped kickofftheirschoolyearformorethan20years! x1 x1
September PassingtheHat,LightingtheLantern
September 1, 5, 6, & 8, Orlando, Florida I kicked off what was sure to be a busy month with multiple days and performances at WonderWorks. For eight years, I've been filling in for Tony Brent, who has been the star of the show. He began twenty-five years, as he would retire on the enjoyedperformingabitmorethanusual!
September 12-13, Laurel, Mississippi I turned while in Laurel. We have been anticipating weeks! Our oldest child, Hannah, married Waynesboro,Mississippi.Wehadanexcellent familycelebratingtheirnewlivestogether.Hannah TheBaptistChildren'sVillageofMississippi,andDaniel isaself-employedhandyman.Theweddingwasjust beautifulandthereceptionwasstunning!(Tolearnmore abouttheBCV,seetheQR)
“Begin at the beginning,” the King said gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.”
The King of Hearts, Chapter 12: “Alice’s Evidence”
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September 19-20, Mount Dora, Florida With six months of preparation and planning, we launched the first ever Mount Dora Magic Bash! Two days of magic in Mount Dora! Along with the Chamber of Commerce we hosted six magicians in restaurants, had magic classes for kids, parlor show performances in the evenings, street magicians and family shows in the park! It was a super fun time! I can't wait for the 2026 Bash! (To learn more visit magicbash.funortheQRcodeinthisbooklet.)
September23,Charleston,SouthCarolina AtriptoCharlestonis always a treat! It was a return trip to be with Orange Grove Charter School.Alwaysafullhouse!Alwaysawesome!
September 28, Lake Mary, Florida, I loved returning to Markham Woods. It's just a quick twenty-minute drive over to Lake Mary. So I loved returning to be with Markham Woods Presbyterian for a Sunday evening of laughs & Wonder! Thank you for inviting me back!
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September 29, Eustis, Florida – An even shorter drive, much shorter in fact over to Life Pointe Church for a mid-day senior luncheon, where I shared a bit of wit, wonder, and maybe a tad of wisdom to these already wise folks! Thank you, to the Life Pointe teamforhostingme!
October
October 6, Orlando, Florida WonderWorks; it had been just about a month since I was here. So, it was great to be back. Lots of internationaltouriststhistimeofyear.
October 9 & 10, Nashville, Tennessee STORY conference was held again, after a two year hiatus. It's two days of insight and inspiration. My friend, Harris, produces this excellent experience. I can't recommend it highly enough to those yearning to become excellent in their field—whatever field they may be. When companies like Nike, Chick-Fil-A, Pinterest, and churches, nonprofits, and entrepreneurs all show up, you know it is going to be fantastic.
October 12 & 13, Orlando, Florida
It was back to O-town for two more eveningsoffun!
October 17, Madison, Florida A three-hour or so drive north will take you to Madison, Florida. I was the passenger as Tim DeTellis, president ofNewMissions,andhostofLaugh All Night drove us to be with this sweet church, Fellowship Baptist. Special guest, and 4-time Dove Award Winning musician Clay Crosse, joined us there, as we kicked off a tour of music and magic benefitingNewMissions.AuniqueLaughAllNight!
“You’re entirely bonkers. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are. ”
The Mad Hatter, Chapter 7: “A
Mad Tea-Party”
October 19, St. Augustine, Florida Just a day later we continued the tour at Ancient City Baptist in the heart of America's Oldest City. It was a rainy, stormy night! But the people were hospitable and it was a joy to introduce them to the work of New Missions.
October24-26,MountDora,FloridaWith the Magic Bash last month, I didn't host a Mind, Myth & Magic, so it made sense to come back this month with three nights, instead of the usual two. All three were sold out, and great connections with community weremade!
October 26, Mount Dora, Florida I was honored to preach again at First Baptist—it wasalongbusyweekend!
November GenerationsattheTeaTable
November 2, Warner Robbins, Georgia – We kicked off November with a Laugh All Night at Lighthouse Baptist. Great church! GreatPeople!
November 3, Pine Mountain, Georgia – Nate's 19th Birthday! We were just a couple of hours from Pine Mountain, so we got to visit him at Impact 360. And there was another very important reason: Rachel, our youngest had her interview for the program for the fall of 2026, on the same day. So we were able to make it all work! We're excited for the opportunity Rachel willhavethere!
November 14 & 15, Mount Dora, Florida The local show was backwithtwomoresoldoutperformances.
November 16, Windermere, Florida The Laugh All Night at Family Church! With me, Tim DeTellis hosting and funny friend & comedian, Rik Roberts! we had a delightful evening raising awarenessforNewMissions.
November 20, Orlando, Florida It was back onstage at WonderWorks. After Tony's retirement, Phillip Kaiser was chosen as the main performer, and he asked if I'd continue filling in! It is a uniquespaceasaperformer,andIwasdelightedthatheasked!
November 21, Boynton Beach, Florida – It was a late night drive after WonderWorks to be with Citrus Cove Elementary again. More than 20 years sharing at this school! With four daytime assemblies back-to-back, it's a full day performing to more than a thousand kids!
November 22, DeLand, Florida –The next stop for the Laugh All Night Christmas Tour was at DeLand Nazarene. This time it was just me & Tim DeTellis. But so great being with Pastor Peter again! Peter was the Youth Pastor at a church in Lakeland, Florida when I was in high-school backinthe90's.Laughsabounded!
November Sunday morning, shows.Whatafullday!Whew!
December
AlltheClocksStruckWonder
December 1, Orlando, Florida
As I have done several times this year, I started the month at WonderWorks. As we move into the Christmas season, it is a delight to connect with new friends from aroundtheworld.
December 5, Franklin, Tennessee This day found me returning again to be with old friends at First United Methodist. I have been comingherefor30years!Whatablessing!
December 6, Brentwood, Tennessee Speaking of long term relationships! The city of Brentwood has been inviting me to kick off their Holiday season for longer! Three sold out shows full of grandparents,parentsandkidsofallages!
December 7, Sanford, Florida Back just in time to launch the Christmas Tour of Laugh All Night with me, Clay Crosse and host Tim DeTellis. We launched the fun with Lifeway Church. Super funwitheveryone!
December 8, Leesburg, Florida This evening found me at another campusofFirstBaptistfortheirvolunteerappreciationcelebration!
December12,Leesburg,FloridaIwasbackinLeesburg,thistime at Celebration Baptist for the Laugh All Night Christmas tour with Clay & Tim. We had a blast at this church! Changing the life of a childwithlaughter!Whatablessing.
December 13, Mount Dora, Florida With my very busy (both performing and church responsibilities) December schedule there wasonlyonelocal showofMind,Myth&Magic scheduled…but it wassoldoutandsofun!
December 14, Gotha, Florida The Laugh All Night Christmas show with Clay and Tim continued this time at Christ Chapel, just downtheroadinGotha.
December 15, Orlando, Florida I wrapped up a very busy 2025 at WonderWorks. Over the years I have (had) to schedule things on into late December. But with church commitments, family coming in town, and just the need to slow down and rest, I took no dates afterthe15thofthemonth.
December 21, Home We hosted a very special night at our house. girlfriend, Zoe Carmi, to marry him! hostedaneveningwiththeirfriendsatour
December 22, Home – Hannah & Daniel had arrived in time for the festivities with Nate & Zoe, tonight they sat down and gave us a gift (see pic!)… so 2026 will be another life changingyear!
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