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I had
the privilege of growing up in a military home. It was a wonderful
experience and it gave me the opportunity to learn the worship styles
and traditions of different church families from all over the country.
I am blessed to be married to my best friend Trista and God has blessed
us with two wonderful boys.
Philosophy Of
Ministry
Ministry should be geared to attract people in our community to trust
Christ as their Messiah so that they will:
Magnify God through pure worship,
Embrace the Family of God,
Mature in their relationship with Christ, and
Help equip the saints for a mission in the world
and a ministry in the church.
Even though this is the ministry of the church, I believe that God has
allowed me a great blessing to work in His Kingdom, and reside in His
Body. With this great privilege comes responsibility.
First and foremost, a minister must love people. God has so
richly poured out His love on me and I am compelled to share that love
and compassion with everyone I come in contact with.
I believe I have a great responsibility to be a teacher. There
are so many things clamoring for my time and attention but it is my
responsibility to study and be prepared so that I may teach others about
their sin and the loving God who can rescue them for that sin. God has
granted me the opportunity to do this one on one as well as from the
pulpit, where I try to prepare the body to face the difficult task of
living out the kingdom of God in their daily lives.
I believe that as a minister I am called upon to be a vision caster.
Through the Word of God, I see how we as individual members of the Body
as well as the Body as a whole should be and can be. I want to bring
that vision to the church in a way that breeds excitement and faith in
God and what He can do through our lives.
As a minister, I am a fellow-traveler. I honestly admit that I am
a sinner saved by the Grace of God. And since God saved me out of His
righteousness, not my own, I am privileged to walk with those in the
same struggle as I am and “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with
those who weep.”
Finally, I am allowed to serve as an example of a Christian
Husband, Father, Brother, Son, and Man. I am by no means perfect, but I
am a perfect example of a man who struggles to live out his faith in a
fallen world.
Ministry Experience
Pulpit Minister for the New Hope Church of Christ
Guin, Alabama
November 2004 to Present
Pulpit Minister at the Atlanta Road Church of Christ
Gainesville, Georgia
January 2000 to May 2004
Youth Minister at the Berry’s Chapel Church of Christ
Franklin, Tennessee
July 1996 to December 1999
Youth Minister at Cox Boulevard Church of Christ
Sheffield, Alabama
February 1995 to June 1996
Ministry Education:
Currently Enrolled
Liberty University Masters of Divinity Program
March
1999
Graduated Lab One Calling and Caring Ministry
December 1994
Graduated Faulkner University, Montgomery Alabama
B.A. in Biblical Counseling
Ministry Highlights:
Started and facilitated a Cancer Support Group in Marion County to
provide spiritual and emotional help to those struggling with cancer and
their caregivers.
We were able to facilitate a period of growth with the Atlanta Road
congregation that also saw the installation of Elders.
We were able to use Church Family Systems and Lab One skills to assist
the Atlanta Road congregation through a family fuss to state of peace
and growth.
Lead a group of teenagers on three very successful mission trips to the
inner cities of Mobile and Montgomery Alabama.
Coordinated and directed fifteen various types of youth, men’s, and
family retreats in Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, and
Tennessee.
Directed, co-directed, coordinated, and wrote curriculum for seven
Summer Camps.
Wrote and implemented a 7-year curriculum plan, and classes that would
lead teenagers to a closer walk with God and help them grow in their
ministry.
Awards:
Selected as a member of the 2001 Professional Who’s Who.
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