Areas of Ministry: Senior pastoral ministry and scrubbing the occasional toilet.
Family: Kathy and I have been married since 1982, and have been blessed with four amazing children: Audrey (just graduated from UNC, go Tarheels!); Allison, (soon to graduate from NC State, Go Pack!); Amy, at Apex High; and Luke at Apex Middle School.
Saved: I put my faith in Christ at the age of seven, while living in Paris, Texas.I was baptized in the Spring of 1970 at the First Baptist Church of Paris, Texas.I had wonderful and godly parents who raised me to value God and faith and ministry.My first big job in ministry was as a kid, assisting my parents with a bus route, picking up kids from all over Paris and bringing them to church.I have pretty much been in ministry ever since.Though I accepted Christ so long ago, and never really knew the world without Christ, the decision to make Jesus my Lord is still fresh and obviously the best decision I ever made in my life!
Education: I did my undergraduate work at East Texas State University (now Texas A&M, Commerce, and my graduate and doctoral work at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft Worth TX.My doctoral focus was in Church Growth and Missions.
Previous Lines of Work: I worked as a carpenter during my college years and I taught and coached in a AAA High School in East Texas in 1984-5.I have served in Pastoralministry for the last 30 years in Paris, TX, Hewitt, TX, Dallas, TX and now Apex, NCwith only a brief break during seminary.
FAVORITE Book: The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom Food: Beef Brisket Texas style Snack Food: Cookies fresh out of the oven or maybe homemade ice cream… no both Movie: The entire Lord of the Rings trilogy TV Shows: The Office and Sportscenter Season: Fall in NC Place in the World: Home but New Orleans a close second Place to Pray: Walking around outside
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Golf, Traveling with family, guitar Scriptures: Galatians 2:20, Book of James Bible Story: Elijah on Mt Carmel vs. the Prophets of Baal in I Kings 18 Sports Team: Dallas Cowboys Sport: Football
LEAST FAVORITE Food: anything that swims Season: Winter as I get older Sports Team: Washington Redskins
Best Thing Someone Said to You: That sermon has changed my life.
Life Motto: Don’t sweat the small stuff, and it’s almost all small stuff
