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Introduction:
Denis Beausejour has been the Senior Pastor of Mariemont Community Church since November 2004. A native of Canada, Denis spent 22 years in marketing and executive positions with the Procter & Gamble Company in five countries prior to following a call into ministry in 2000. He has extensive leadership development, consulting and speaking experience nationally and internationally. He is a graduate of Trinity seminary and has served in various local church and national ministry leadership assignments, including three years leading the ministry of Dr. Henry Cloud with Campus Crusade for Christ International. Denis lives in Cincinnati with his wife of 23 years Marianne and his four children.
Read Denis' story in the pages that follow.
 In the mountains north of Hong Kong, Denis tasted eternal freedom for the first time.
DENIS BEAUSEJOUR - MY STORY
My story with God really began at 5:46 a.m. on January 17, 1995, when the Great Hanshin earthquake destroyed Kobe Japan, killing thousands. My brush with death that day triggered a quest for the meaning of my life. If I could die in a meaningless "snap" then why am I here? As I searched for answers, I did what I did with any problem: I began a radical audit of my life.  The 20-second, 6.8 earthquake took 6,000 lives, left 300,000 homeless, and caused $120 billion in damage. (Source: World Book)
I was an A student, athlete, and leader. I worked my way through school at McDonalds. I went to college at 17 and started at P&G in Canada at 21. By the time I was 29, I was leading our Food business. Through P&G I met my wonderful wife, Marianne. We have four great kids, and a beautiful home. We have more materially than I ever dreamed possible, but there was something missing in the rubble and aftermath of that earthquake.
The most obvious problem was my sexual addiction. It started as a teen with magazines and then videos and strip clubs. In 1988 we moved to Sydney, where I was responsible to establish P&G Australia. "It started as a teen with magazines..." By 1991, the business had grown by 400%, and I was elected as P&G's youngest-ever vice-president at 34. I traveled more and more across Asia. In most places, massage parlors were cheaper than an in-room movie here, and when massage parlors weren't enough, it was a short step to call on a prostitute. |
