jason c dukes

i use WORDS to EMPOWER PEOPLE
for life-giving purpose together.

i also tell dad jokes.

Hi. I'm Jason.
My wife, our 7 kids, one yellow lab, and I reside in the Nashville, TN area. Our kids consider me to be an expert pancake and popcorn maker, although they highly question my dad joke expertise.
I believe my purpose is to equip people to be life-givers.
Over the years, I have been affirmed as a strategist, communicator, equipper, coach, writer, futurist, content creator, starter, leadership developer, team-builder, and educator. I have started non-profits, churches, businesses, networks, leadership residencies, podcasts, and even a lawn mowing business at age 13. :)

I’ve also written some stuff (some examples below).
I currently serve as VP of Advancement for LOVE JUSTICE International. Since 2006, LJI has prevented more than 70,000 individuals in 31 countries from becoming potential victims of modern day slavery, intercepting them BEFORE they reach their final destination -- sex slavery, forced labor, or worse.
On the side, I am:
(1) an adjunct professor at Belmont University.
(2) a church and non-profit speaker, equipper, and strategist
(3) a Juice Plus+ and whole health advocate, which also includes Tower Gardens (holler if you're curious).
(4) Batman (but one of these is not true).



My overall EXPERIENCES include:
:: 26 years married and 22 years as a dad

:: 26 years of leadership and equipping experience

:: 26 years as an on-stage communicator and equipper

:: 20 years as a published author on the page and online

:: 20 years in brand and marketing and content strategy

:: 18 years as a nonprofit starter and strategist

:: 16 years as a network founder and coach

:: 15 years in podcasting

:: 11 years as a business starter and strategist

:: 11 years as a college professor

:: 7 years as a high school basketball coach

:: 4 years as a high school teacher

:: 3.5 years as a strategist and communicator in blockchain tech


ARTICLES and BOOKS

LIVE SENT: you are a letter
Inviting Along
beyond My church
How A.I. Imagines the Bible
The 2nd Renaissance & Decentralized Revolution
Gospel Project | The Mission: Making Disciples
Gospel Project | Kingdom Come: Divine Revolution

[ Some of my FAVES]
(after dating my wife and hanging with my kids)
coffee
light roast is best, plus it has more caffeine
wine
mainly pinot noir, but a good rosé is nice
hoops
Duke, Celtics, Warriors
music
Andrew Peterson, hebron, John Mayer, Ellie Holcomb, Jon Batiste, Twenty One Pilots, Nick Box, Keane Wang, Ludovico Einauldi, Caedmon's Call, U2, Colony House, Half Alive, Stephan Moccio, Andy Mineo, Will Smith, NF, Fleurie, Ryan Ellis, Stephen Stanley
theater
Les Mis, Mary Poppins, Hamilton, Hamlet, All My Sons
poetry
T.S. Eliot, Frost, Maya Angelou, Wendell Berry
art
Caravaggio, Zancan, Natalie Larode, Monet, van Gogh, Chris Wallace
movies
Princess Bride, TENET, La La Land, The Dark Knight, Lincoln, The Batman, The Darkest Hour, Mary Poppins, Little Women, Oppenheimer, Pride and Prejudice, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
NOLA
- i grew up in New Orleans :)
soul food, Saints football, jazz, pralines, Mardi Gras, King Cake