Rick Sessoms is founder and president of Freedom to Lead International. He has been a missionary, pastor, and educator, and has coached leaders and provided consultation for ministry organizations throughout the Americas, Africa, Europe, North Asia, South Asia, and Oceania. He has an MDiv, a DMin, and a PhD in organizational leadership. He formerly served as chair of the Lausanne Leadership Development Working Group. Rick and his wife, Tina, have two grown children.