Dave Rathkamp was born in Newport, Rhode Island.  After serving  four years in the U.S. Air Force he held the position of tennis professional at several clubs around the country.  Among these were the Bath & Tennis Club in Palm Beach, Florida, the Dunham Woods Riding Club in Chicago, Ill, the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York (where the U.S. Open was held for many years) and the 1800 member Cherokee Town and Country Club in Atlanta, Georgia, where he also served as Tennis Director.

Dave was known for his development of junior tennis players and had two of his students invited to play in U.S. Nationals.  His list of students includes former President Jimmy Carter, and Academy Award winning actor Cliff Robertson.  He is a long time member of the United States Professional Tennis Association and has been a top ranked senior player in Texas for many years.

Dave came to reside in Houston in 1981 on loan to the Christian Business Men’s Connection.   CBMC is a men's ministry with the mission to present Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord to business and professional men and to develop Christian businessmen to carry out the Great Commission. Dave is Director of CBMC Metro Houston.  He coaches many men one-on-one and also leads a number of men's groups.

For the many women that attend our meetings we want to encourage you to be at this one.  Why?  Well, have you ever wondered what makes men relate to, and bond with, one another?  You might be surprised to find it is for a much different reason than that which drives women.  You need to know this to more completely understand the male.  God made male and female wonderfully different.  It is up to us to seek from his Word the understanding of these differences. 

He resides in Cypress with his wife of 34 years.  Dave and Donna have 4 children and 8 grandchildren.  Come and hear his life changing story and how it all happened.