Hometown: Arcadia, LA
Birthday: July 15
@ NDBC since 1997

 Ministry Areas:
† Preaching
† Worship/Liturgy
† Leadership
† Making Coffee
† Pastoral Coaching

 Contact Information:

404.237.8621 x103

 Education:             

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.), 1989

Southwestern Theological Seminary
Master of Divinity (M.Div.), 1979

Louisiana College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1975

 Experience:            

Ravensworth Baptist Church (Annandale, VA)
Pastor, 1992-1997

Rapides Regional Medical Center (Alexandria, LA)
Director of Pastoral Care, 1984-1992

First Baptist Church (Wisner, LA)
Pastor, 1979-1984

 Leadership:             Professional Advisory Group Member for the CPE

  Institute of the Center of Care and Counseling of Georgia

                                World Pilgrims Interfaith Travel Leader

                                Leadership in Ministry Consultant

 Interests:              Leading ongoing pastoral education groups, ecumenical and interfaith activities, reading, writing, juggling, fishing, Family Systems Theory, traveling, and (on most days) being a Baptist preacher.

 Quotations:          "Any pain can be endured if a story can be made of it."

 Books:                    A Prayer for Owen Meany, Brother to a Dragonfly

 Movies:                 True Grit (2010), Raiders of the Lost Ark, Bull Durham, The Natural, Sherlock Holmes

 TV:                          Daredevil, CNN News, The Man from UNCLE

 Food:                      If it will hold still, I will eat it.

 About Me:            I love being a grandfather of three grandkids, telling stories, and doing the work of spiritual growth. After 20 years of pastoring Northside Drive, the congregation knows that I have nothing else up my sleeve...and I know the same about them...and so far, love has prevailed. The Alliance of Baptists is the outfit of our ilk that is dearest to my heart. I have never been much into sports; however, knife-throwing, bullwhip cracking, and juggling interest me. I do religiously pull for the Atlanta Braves and I cry at movies. Plus, I walked 500 miles across Spain on a pilgrimage, and ran a marathon last year.