2 Timothy 2:15 (ESV)

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

PASTORAL PROFILE

Ordained pastor and ministry leader with 15 years of experience serving churches ranging from 100 to 900 in weekly attendance. Husband and father of four, passionate about faithfully preaching God’s Word and helping people know Christ, grow in biblical maturity, and live faithfully on mission through the local church.

PASTORAL & MINISTRY EXPERIENCE

Pastor, Discipleship & Worship | 2022 - 2026
Heritage Bible Chapel
in Princeton, Massachusetts

Pastor | 2019 - 2022
Southside Baptist Church
in Decatur, Alabama

     Instructor | 2022
     The Ministry Training Institute
     of Samford University
           - ZMTI124 The Life and Ministry of Jesus

Associate Pastor & Administrator | 2017 - 2019
Immanuel Baptist Church
in El Dorado, Arkansas

     Adjunct Bible Teacher | 2017 - 2019
     West Side Christian School
     in El Dorado, Arkansas
           - 9th/10th Grade

Assistant Pastor | 2011 - 2017
Central Baptist Church
in Decatur, Alabama


BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

Licensed Sales Producer | 2013 - 2017
Mardis Insurance Agency
in Decatur, Alabama
  • Property & Casualty Producer

Claims Adjuster | 2010 - 2011
Infinity Insurance Company
in Birmingham, Alabama
  • Inside Initial Action Adjuster I
  • Inside Initial Action Adjuster II

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Biblical Counseling Certification | Expected 2027
Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC)
  • Currently completing supervised counseling phase.

Master of Divinity | May 2017
Beeson Divinity School
Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
  • John Wesley Beeson Scholarship
  • James Earl Massey Student Preacher Award

Ordination to Gospel Ministry | May 2017
Central Baptist Church in Decatur, Alabama

Bachelor of Business Administration | May 2010
Mississippi State University
Starkville, Mississippi
Double Major: Finance & Insurance
Magna Cum Laude


  • Supervised Ministry Practicum | 2016-2017
  • Cross-Cultural Ministry Practicum | 2016
  • License to Gospel Ministry | October 2011


Preparation & Service

Ecclesiology

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Acts 20:28 (ESV) | Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.

local church convictions

My Story

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1 Cor. 1:30-31 (ESV) | And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

Salvation & Call to Ministry

Vocational Ministry

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2 Tim 2:15 (ESV) | Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 

Preparation & Service