Tony Morgan, age 55, suffered a heart attack and was welcomed to his Heavenly home on September 4, 2024. His death was completely unexpected and his family, friends and countless people in ministry around the globe are profoundly saddened by the loss of a giant in their lives and ministries.

Tony is survived by his beloved wife, Emily, where they resided in Roswell, GA. He is also survived by his four remarkable children: Kayla (Matt) Hansen, Jacob (Haylee) Morgan, Abby (Ben) Brennan, and Brooke Morgan. He was looking forward to welcoming his first grandchild, George Anthony, in January. He would have been an amazing G-Daddy (his self appointed grandpa name).

Tony's surviving extended family is vast. His parents, Mary-Jo Morgan and Jerrel Morgan, his siblings, Kelli (Tony) Lyons, Jennifer Morgan and Jon (Elizabeth) Morgan, as well as his grandmother, Marjorie Morgan are all from Ohio. He leaves numerous in-laws as well as nieces and nephews.

Tony grew up in Ohio, meeting Emily in seventh grade. They would soon become high school sweethearts before he graduated valedictorian of their Piqua High School class of 1987. Tony then attended Bowling Green State University where he graduated with both a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He was mature and driven beyond his years and was able to secure employment and experience with various city governments (Piqua, OH; Northwood, OH) before his degrees were completed. He was so highly sought-after that he was hired as the Assistant to the City Manager in Galesburg, IL with the promise that he would indeed complete his degree, which he easily did. His next venture was the City Manager position in Knoxville, IA. He wooed the City Council and they took a chance on him, a 25-year-old husband and expecting father. He accomplished much in his time in Knoxville, most notably his leading the city to a finalist position in the All-America City Competition of 1995. The city of Knoxville thrived under his leadership, but his next step was the City Administrator position in Niles, MI, where he worked until the fall of 1998 when he was, in the craziest way, called to ministry. It was a pivotal time for his career, taking a pay cut and basically starting over, but he never questioned how God had prepared both his mind and his heart for a life in ministry.

He began work as the Pastor of Administrative Services at Granger Community Church (IN). He served on the Senior Leadership Team there for 8+ years and accomplished much, including writing three books and numerous articles. While he was there he launched his blog, "tonymorganlive," which opened up so many opportunities for his continued influence in ministry. Tony's next stop was NewSpring Church (SC) where he helped launch the multi-site model of a megachurch. He continued to write, with wisdom and humor, and started to use his experiences to coach and train other pastors. After leaving NewSpring Church in 2009, he joined the staff at WestRidge Church (GA) while simultaneously launching his business, tonymorganlive, LLC.

In 2012 Tony trusted God with full-time self-employment and eventually was able to hire others who would ultimately become The Unstuck Group, which has far exceeded his dreams of building a great team, and helping 600+ churches reach people for Jesus. He was given the nickname "Velvet Brick" because he mastered the art of speaking truth in love as he coached and encouraged pastors connected to Unstuck.

But of all his accomplishments, Tony would be the first to share that they meant nothing compared to his family. He was helplessly in love with Emily and made a VERY big deal of celebrating every year of their 33 year marriage. He was the biggest cheerleader of their four children and was thrilled for the extra kids he got when the oldest three got married recently. And life was even sweeter if there was good coffee, Cleveland baseball, presidential biographies, piano playing, golf and maybe an occasional game of Settlers of Catan.

But Jesus. Jesus was the one who gave Tony his one amazing life, filled with love, passion, purpose, hope and all the joy. Tony's life was changed when he met Jesus as a teenager and he never stopped working to help others know the same forgiveness, hope and purpose that he experienced. It is with tremendous sadness that we say goodbye to this giant of a man, but we know that he finished his race. He kept the faith. And he was welcomed with the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant." Well done, indeed.

We will be celebrating the life and the legacy that Tony lived on September 19th at 11:00 am Eastern at his church, North Point Community Church.

We ask that you wear anything but black clothes, because this is a celebration—celebration of the life he lived and the impact that we will continue to carry throughout our lives.
If you plan to attend the service, please bring a handwritten or typed note with a memory of Tony or a description of the impact he had on your life. Notes will be displayed on a memory board at the reception following the service, and treasured forever by the family.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that you make a donation in support of a cause close to Tony's heart: developing the next generation to lead unstuck churches. You can donate here to a fund established to provide scholarships for young pastors to participate in leadership training through The Unstuck Group.