Carl Townsend is a Jesus-lover, people-lover, America-lover, visionary, writer, speaker, technical developer, futurist, and activist. He has been active in various local city initiatives such as Mission Portland and Love-In-Action as well as many international ministries. He is a visionary in the real sense of the word. He's published over 40 technical books and now has authored four books on his spiritual journey and co-authored another with Bob Waymire on the "how-to" of leading in city research for transformation.