A native of Indiana, Rick Stoller holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Wheaton College, and pursued MBA graduate studies at Indiana University. Before going into Christian ministry, Rick held several executive marketing and management positions in the Midwest.

Rick most recently served as the Executive Director of Youth For Christ International Ministries, where he developed strategic, operational and funding plans for this worldwide ministry. Rick has served as the Director of Operations of Camfel Productions (a Christian multimedia and film production company in California), and on the pastoral team of Lake Avenue Congregational Church (a mega-church in Pasadena) where he directed the communications ministry.

Prior to moving to Denver a number of years ago to serve with YFC International, Rick was the U.S. Director / SVP of Interdev in Seattle, an international communications and consulting ministry. He is an award-winning designer, and has also written and produced a number of multimedia and video productions for nonprofit organizations.

Rick has traveled to over 55 countries and has held workshops, seminars and conferences on the subjects of strategic planning and outcome-oriented management, organizational development, communications, and financial development. For the last 27 years, he has consulted with and conducted assessments of large churches, international ministries and other nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and around the world. 

Rick has led a number of intensive cross-cultural Strategic Planning Institutes in Asia, Africa and the Middle East – working together with individual ministries and country-focused initiatives – seeking God’s vision for the future impact of ministry in these strategic areas of the world.