Gary Sparks and Following God's Direction

About this episode

Gary Sparks shares his journey of using architecture as a ministry after receiving a divine message.

Several years into his professional career as an architect, Gary Sparks received a message from God. "Use architecture as a ministry, and I'll take care of the rest," God told him. Gary obeyed, and soon after that his career began to change dramatically. He eventually went on to design the major renovations to both Gallagher-Iba Arena and Boone Pickens Stadium at Oklahoma State University. He tells the story of career to Andrew in this second half of their conversation.

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Thompson

Guest: Gary Sparks

Topics covered

• architecture
• faith
• career change
• ministry
• God's direction

Keywords

• architecture
• ministry
• career
• God's direction
• Oklahoma State University

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oklahoma State University

Places: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Boone Pickens Stadium

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