Michael Simpson is recognized worldwide as an industry strategist, consultant, public speaker and writer. Since abandoning atheism in 1992, he has pursued his passion of freeing Christians from guilt-based evangelism, and is now a requested speaker at conferences and churches. He held seats as a member of numerous boards of directors for non-profits and corporations, and was involved in several successful church plants, before relocating to St. Petersburg, Russia in 2004.  Although he still travels occasionally to speak and lead workshops, the bulk of his time is spent discipling Russian university students and young professionals as a staff member with The Navigators.