Passion For Leaders

Disciple a Few

Passion for Leaders walks with leaders through transformational teaching that empowers them to understand their current season and respond with wisdom and purpose.

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“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”

Philippians 4:4

What we do

Three initiatives, one calling

Each program forms humble, service-oriented leaders who respond to God's direction — in the room, in the city, and across the world.

The Leadership Forum is a safe place for vulnerability and honest, peer-to-peer conversation.

Topics include:

Rest and Sabbath
Discipleship that makes disciples
The art of a Loving Inteview
Allowing His presence to lead

Believing that prayer must be a priority in our cities and nations, the Prayer Initiative is a compassionate and unified collaboration designed to bring pastors and city leaders together. Its purpose is to confront and dismantle spiritual strongholds, standing firmly against the dominant evils that fuel racism, political division, human trafficking, and poverty. Through united prayer and strategic partnership, we seek transformation, healing, and restoration in our communities.

Prayer Initiative is:

Intercessory prayer-Luke 10:19, I Peter 5:8
Worship, Small Group Prayer, Prayer Walking
Learning how to pray- Matthew 6:9-13
Approaching God in prayer-Luke 11:13
Conversation, connection & collaboration with city leaders

The International Travel Initiative is a faith-based leadership and service program designed to cultivate spiritual discernment while meeting tangible needs in underserved communities. This initiative combines spiritual formation, leadership development, and humanitarian outreach through short-term mission engagement.

Key Objectives & Activities

Develop spiritual discernment through daily prayer, scripture study, and guided reflection
Form humble, empathetic, service-oriented leaders who respond to God's direction
Provide medical assistance and spiritual encouragement to underserved communities
Build long-term partnerships with local churches and leaders
Evaluate impact through participant assessments, outreach data, and community feedback
Establish a sustainable framework for ongoing mission trips

“You will speak to these people.”

Our Story

God's presence was unmistakable

After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, I encountered a group of people who desperately needed a message of hope. I traveled in a truck with a well-known relief organization—they provided the transportation, and I was able to connect with people along the border. Such is the nature of disaster relief: urgent, fluid, and dependent on trust and collaboration.

At the same time, I was searching for a location to deploy a 40-member medical team. Logistics were enormous, and every decision mattered. While walking through one particular area, I suddenly sensed what felt like the brush of an angel's wing against my knee. I stopped and looked around, but no one was near me.

At that exact moment, the man walking in front of me turned, looked directly at me, and said, "You will speak to these people."

Because we discerned God's presence so clearly, that location was chosen for the medical team's response. The outcome affirmed a timeless leadership principle: following God's presence must precede decisive action. After planning and prayer, a leader waits—then moves—in obedience to God's leading.

In March, 2025, I had a stroke in Havana, Cuba. After a week in a hospital there I was Medi-evacuated to Sarasota, FL on a Leer jet. My wife Nancy and daughter Heidi flew to Cuba and negotiated with the local hospital and US Embassy to release me. It's quite a story. While in Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH) rehab I felt that the Lord spoke to me. That's what Passion For Leaders is about; a clarion call to the radical life.

Who we are

The Team

Tom Hinton

Tom is a seasoned missionary who has pioneered four churches in Chile and the Dominican Republic, as well as Estudiantes Para Cristo, a university ministry. He served as Latin American Coordinator for World Challenge (using the CHE method for poverty elimination), later joined Bayside Community Church as a missions pastor training missionaries, and holds an MA in Spiritual Leadership from Southeastern University.

Nancy Hinton

Nancy is a certified Adult Nurse Practitioner with a Master's from Purdue University who recently retired after specializing in cardiac care at Aldrich Cardiovascular Institute, where she is known as a straight-shooting legend in Fort Wayne and Lakewood Ranch. Her lifelong passion for missions began with her first trip to Peru at age 17, followed by dozens more. Together with her husband Tom, she has six daughters and 18 grandchildren.

Jason Riley

Jason is a personal sports trainer and owner of Positive Sports in Sarasota, FL, where he trains professional athletes and co-leads a thriving men's Prayer/Bible Study that has grown to over 150 participants. Known for his patient, big-picture leadership, Jason is married to Carrie and they have one son.

Howard & Fathye Landis

Howard holds a B.S. in Psychology from Penn State, an M.A. in Biblical Studies from Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, and an M.A. in Educational Administration from Pacific University; Faythe earned a B.A. in Elementary Education from California State University. Both retired from Fresno Unified School District as teachers and administrators, they previously served as youth pastors in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and California, and spent four years as Foreign Experts teaching ESL in China (Jiamusi, Kunming, and Harbin).

Trish Devine, PharmD

Trish, holding a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, recently joined her husband Fran in retirement. She was a professor for 21 years at Butler University in Indianapolis, where she mentored students and led medical mission teams to the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Guatemala. She is the Mother of three and Grandmother of two.

Tim McEwen

Tim, an Australian-born craftsman with a quiet, wise demeanor, is a skilled woodworker currently building pipe organs for an organ company in Danvers, MA. He and his wife Hannah, a vice-president at Johnson & Johnson, have one son, Myles.

Joe Moninski

Joe holds a BS in Electric Power Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Now retired, he spent 45 years in product development and has several patents with S&C Electric Company. He and his wife Laura lead both a bible study group and a dinner fellowship associated with Oasis Church in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, as well as serving at various tasks in the community. They have two children and 5 grandchildren.

Peter Bosworth

Peter and his wife Debbie pastor Abundant Life Center in Indianapolis, IN, where Peter is widely recognized regionally and nationally as a man of consistent wisdom and counsel. He is the incoming president of Passion For Leaders and, together with Debbie, has two daughters and five grandchildren.

Joy Visser

Joy is a highly creative design professional, having graduated from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Her list of employers includes H. H. Cutler Co., Contempo Colours, Inc., American Greetings, Christian Reformed Publishing House, Tyndale House, and numerous other companies, organizations, and individuals. A natural encourager, she serves as the graphic artist for the website and lives in Rockford, MI with her husband Rich, an ER physician and professor at Michigan State University.

Robert Burbee, PhD

Dr. Bob Burbee is a licensed psychologist with over 40 years of experience specializing in marriage and family therapy. He leads both Group and Private Marriage Intensives at Focus on the Family Marriage Institute, trains other therapists in their marital therapy model, and has been instrumental in intensive marriage programs since 2000. A frequent speaker at seminars, retreats, and workshops, Dr. Burbee is passionate about helping couples and families thrive.

Patrick Burns

Patrick is a tech consultant working in Chicago, IL. He graduated from Butler in 2018. While in school, he partnered with Tom and Trish to build an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system that was used on medical mission trips to the Dominican Republic. He participated in two trips as the Information Technology specialist. He and his wife, Joanna, married in February 2026.

The Great Commission

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Matthew 28:19–20 NIV

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Tom and Nancy Hinton

260-579-8275

Passionforleaders@gmail.com

13846 Wood Duck Circle
Lakewood Ranch, FL. 34202