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Ike has been blessed to pastor two of the fastest growing churches in America during his ministry. New Hope Baptist Church was recognized as the second fastest growing church in the SBC of any denomination in the state of Georgia. NorthStar Church has the distinction of being the fastest growing church start in the history of the SBC (world’s largest protestant denomination). NorthStar has gone from a new start to a mega church in a little over five years while helping to start over 28 new churches across America who utilize the same formula for ministry. He continues to serve as their Founding Pastor.

In the Fall of 2005, NorthStar created a strategic alliance with Piedmont Church in Marietta, Georgia, to help them re-emerge from ten years of decline. In February 2007, Ike became the Senior Pastor at Piedmont Church while remaining NorthStar’s Founding Pastor. The partnership has worked well and Piedmont’s attendance has increased to over 500 each week.

Ike is the former Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer and originator of The Office of People and Culture for a financial service provider who achieved the distinction of becoming an employer of choice for four consecutive years. The company was selected and benchmarked by being included in FORTUNE Magazine's list of the "100 Best Places to Work in America" by the Great Places to Work Institute of San Francisco, California. Over the four year span the company ranked as high as number fourteen on this most impressive list of America's greatest workplaces. The enterprise was also selected as number one, or number two, for four straight years in the medium and large size categories as "The A+ Employers of Atlanta" by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Under Ike’s leadership, this company was nominated and won the 2006 Turknett Leadership award for Leadership Character.

Ike has appeared in articles and news stories in The Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, USA Today, The Atlanta Journal, The Atlanta Business Chronicle, Mission USA, Church Growth Today, Atlanta Magazine, Continental Inflight Magazine, HR Innovator, HR Executive, SHRM Magazine, Mortgage Banking Magazine, Workforce Management, National Public Radio, CNN, BBC, MSNBC, NBC Nightly News and others.

Among Ike’s numerous speaking engagements, he has had the privilege of speaking before the Georgia General Assembly and the United States Congress.