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For a quick-reference version of topics, formats, and bio: Speaker One-Sheet
Short Bio (50 words)
Brent Lacy is an author, IT strategist, and rural ministry leader based in Indiana. He serves as Strategic Advisory Manager at Core Managed IT Services, founded RewiredMSP.com and MinistryPlace.net, and hosts the Rural Think Tank Podcast. He has written six books spanning technology leadership and church ministry.
Full Bio
Brent Lacy is an author, IT strategist, podcaster, and rural ministry advocate with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of technology, faith, and community. He serves as Strategic Advisory Manager at Core Managed IT Services, leading a team of vCIOs who help businesses align technology with long-term strategy.
Brent is the founder of RewiredMSP.com, a resource hub for managed service providers, and MinistryPlace.net, which provides free ministry resources to small and rural churches. He hosts the Rural Think Tank Podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and RuralThinkTank.com.
His books include Near Miss, vCIO Rewired, Rewired MSP, Rural Youth Ministry: Expanded Second Edition, and This is NOT DiY. Before moving into IT leadership, Brent spent 15 years as a youth pastor in rural Indiana and served as a child abuse investigator in the rural Midwest.
Topics & Expertise
- MSP strategy, scalability, and leadership
- vCIO services and IT strategic advisory
- Rural ministry and small church leadership
- Bi-vocational pastoral ministry
- Youth ministry in small and rural churches
- Technology and faith
- Church revitalization
- IT security and business risk
Connect
- Website: BrentLacy.com
- MSP Resources: RewiredMSP.com
- Ministry Resources: MinistryPlace.net
- Rural Ministry Podcast: RuralThinkTank.com
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brentlacy
- Amazon Author Page: View all books
Speaker Bios
Three versions for different uses. Copy and paste as needed.
50-Word Bio (for printed agendas and conference badges)
Brent Lacy has been in IT since 1997 and ministry since 1998. He serves as Strategic Advisory Manager at Core Managed IT Services, founded RewiredMSP.com and MinistryPlace.net, and hosts the Rural Think Tank Podcast. He has written six books on IT leadership and rural church ministry.
100-Word Bio (for session pages and speaker listings)
Brent Lacy has been in IT since 1997 and ministry since 1998. He serves as Strategic Advisory Manager at Core Managed IT Services, where he leads a team of vCIOs helping businesses align technology with long-term goals. He is the founder of RewiredMSP.com, a resource hub for managed service providers, and MinistryPlace.net, which provides free resources to small and rural churches. He hosts the Rural Think Tank Podcast, listed by the Wheaton Billy Graham Center Rural Church Institute as a recommended rural ministry resource. He has written six books spanning IT leadership and church ministry.
200-Word Bio (for speaker microsites and press features)
Brent Lacy has been in IT since 1997 and ministry since 1998. That combination is unusual, and it shapes everything he does.
He serves as Strategic Advisory Manager at Core Managed IT Services, where he leads a team of vCIOs helping businesses design technology roadmaps, improve cybersecurity, and align IT with long-term strategy. He is the founder of RewiredMSP.com, a resource hub for managed service providers built around the Rewired MSP framework of trust-based partnerships, scalable systems, and empowered teams. He co-developed a vCIO training curriculum with EmpathMSP.
On the ministry side, Brent spent 15 years as a youth pastor in rural Illinois, Missouri, and Indiana and still preaches most Sundays at small churches across the region. He founded MinistryPlace.net, which provides free resources to the 80 percent of American churches with fewer than 100 in attendance, and hosts the Rural Think Tank Podcast, listed by the Wheaton Billy Graham Center Rural Church Institute as a recommended rural ministry resource.
He has written six books spanning IT leadership and church ministry, including vCIO Rewired, Rewired MSP, Near Miss, and Rural Youth Ministry: Expanded Second Edition.
Host Introduction Script
For event moderators and podcast hosts. Reads in approximately 30 seconds.
Our next guest has been in IT since 1997 and in ministry since 1998. He leads a team of vCIOs at Core Managed IT Services, founded RewiredMSP.com and MinistryPlace.net, and hosts the Rural Think Tank Podcast. He has written six books on IT leadership and rural church ministry, and he speaks from the unusual position of someone who has spent nearly 30 years doing both. Please welcome Brent Lacy.
Short Host Introduction (for podcasts)
Brent Lacy has been in IT since 1997 and ministry since 1998. He leads vCIO teams at Core Managed IT Services, founded RewiredMSP.com and MinistryPlace.net, and hosts the Rural Think Tank Podcast. He has written six books. Brent, welcome.