Lifegate Church pastor Les Beauchamp spreads encouragement through God’s Word, discusses true meaning of leadership
Growing up in a military family, Les Beauchamp has lived all over the world from Togo to Hong Kong.
However, he says his time in Taiwan altered his life forever.
“My life was changed drastically as I was living in Taiwan with my family and I met the Lord Jesus in a very real and profound way,” Beauchamp says. “It changed the trajectory of my life.”
A higher calling
Before he became the pastor of Lifegate Church, Beauchamp says he thought his future was in higher education. While he was teaching at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, he was invited to speak at a church conference.
He says his path became clear from there.
“Thirty four years ago, thinking I was going to train people to transform the world,” Beauchamp says, “I’m now training people to transform the world, but at the church level.”
Finding comfort and purpose
In modern society, many people are searching for purpose. By leading through example, Beauchamp says believers can help others discover their identity in Christ.
However, since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many have wrestled with fear and worry. To provide comfort and encouragement, Beauchamp says Lifegate Church quickly adjusted by holding daily Facebook Lives that reminded people of God’s love.
“Too often, we look at answers that come from entities that are changing all the time,” he says. “The way we emphasize security is focusing on that which cannot be changed, destroyed, or taken away. Only God is that.”
The value of servant leadership
In addition to pointing people to Christ, Beauchamp says he reminds people fulfillment comes from relationships.
He says success is a result of working with others toward a common goal.
“Success in life is not an individual sport,” he says. “It is a community endeavor.”
To experience true purpose in life, Beauchamp advises people to practice servant leadership.
“Never underestimate the power and the influence of your leadership,” Beauchamp says. “There’s nothing more profound than having a positive and even eternal influence on the lives of those that God privileges you to experience.”
About Pastor Les Beauchamp
Raised all over the world as the son of a Marine officer, Les met Jesus and was delivered from Mormonism, while living in Taiwan at 19. He has been married to his college sweetheart, Kris, for 38 years and they have two children and four grandchildren.
Les Beauchamp(pronounced Bee-chum) has served as the :Lead Pastor of Lifegate Church, and independent, Spirit welcoming Church, in Omaha, Nebraska since 1996. Prior to that Les was a staff pastor at Lifegate, nad has been on the team since 1987.
Lifegate is a multi-campus church with 3 locations in the Omaha Metro and two in the nation of Serbia. A church of 3,000 with a K-8th school of 300 students and a pre-school of 100 Lifegate is also actively involved in seeing the church of Omaha united, for the city of Omaha transformed. He has been an active leader in the local city reaching movement for over 20 years.
Before coming to Omaha, Les taught part-time for 5 years as an instructor in the Philosophy and Religion Department of Asbury College in Wimore, KY, where he trained future leaders.
He has spoken at colleges, conferences, retreats and Christian music festivals in various states and overseas. Known for being “real” as a speaker, Les has the ability to make difficult concepts easily understood and applied by all ages.
Pastor Les is the author of “Brand New” …a new and refreshing guide to assist new believers in their steps with Jesus.”
