ABOUT STEVE WARD

Steve Ward is the founder and Executive Director of STEPS Ministries, a nonprofit ministry with the goals of helping people improve their lives, grow closer to God, and prevent behavioral health issues. He is a writer, speaker, teacher, consultant, and coach in the areas of personal effectiveness, emotional well-being, spiritual growth, and the prevention of addiction and relapse.

Steve and his family battled significant addiction issues of their own. Coming out of those trials, Steve spent thousands of hours studying and writing about how to pursue a healthy, integrated lifestyle that would lessen the risk of addiction.

He went on to write the book STEPS: A Daily Journey to a Better Life and publishes the STEPS Journey Blog. 

Steve graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He worked at IBM for 38 years in a number of cities in management and leadership positions for Engineering, Sales, Business Transformation, and Global Marketing before being called to ministry. He has consulted with many nonprofit organizations, led strategic planning for several, and worked with dozens of ministries over the past 20 years. He and his wife, Catherine, attend Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church, have two sons, and now live in Birmingham, Alabama.

Steve, his family, and many people he knows overcame deep life challenges by practicing the proven techniques and ideas presented in STEPS. This led to his desire to help others acquire more peace, joy, and purpose through the use of simple how-to steps they can take to move toward a more satisfying and effective lifestyle. Millions of people have benefitted from these timeless and universal principles, and STEPS has helped thousands of them along that journey.