New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Education

• D.M.A., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1981)
• M.M., Baylor University (1979)
• B.M., Baylor University (1976)

Teaching Experience

• Professor of Church Music (Lallage Feazel Chair of Worship and Praise), New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (2005-present)
• Professor of Music, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (2002-2005)
• Dean, School of Church Music, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1995-2002)
• Associate Professor of Church Music (Lallage Feazell Chair of Church Music), New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (1989-1994)

Teaching Specializations

• Composition
• Arranging
• Orchestration
• Ear Training
• Counterpoint
• Music Theory

Ministry Experience

• Minister of Music, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Shreveport, Louisiana
• Minister of Music, First Baptist Church, St. Francisville, Louisiana

Interim Ministry Experience

• Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, Waco, Texas
• First Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• First Baptist Church, Garland, Texas
• First Baptist Church, Jackson, Mississippi
• First Baptist Church, Mandeville, Louisiana
• First Baptist Church, Kenner, Louisiana
• First Baptist Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
• First Baptist Church, Picayune, Mississippi
• First Baptist Church, Saginaw, Texas
• Metairie Baptist Church, Metairie, Louisiana
• Mobberly Baptist Church, Longview, Texas
• Park Cities Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas
• Sagamore Hill Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas
• Travis Avenue Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas
• Williams Boulevard Baptist Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Zoar Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Clinician and Guest Minister (by state and country)

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Arizona
• California
• Colorado
• Florida
• Georgia
• Kansas
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• New Mexico
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia
• Washington, DC
• Wisconsin
• Korea
• Phillipines
• Singapore
• Taiwan

Selected Compositions and Arrangements

• A Mighty Fortress (Shawnee)
• Balm in Gilead (Lorenz)
• Beneath the Cross of Jesus (with Albert Travis, Augsburg Fortress)
• How Deep the Father’s Love for Us (Alfred)
• How Firm a Foundation (with Albert Travis, Alfred)
• If Any Man Be in Christ (with Ellen Woods Bryce, Hinshaw)
• Jesus Came to Dwell Among Us (Hal Leonard)
• Know My Heart (Shawnee)
• Lord, When We Praise You with Glorious Music (with Bryan Jeffrey Leech, Fred Bock Music Co.)
• Old Time Religion (with Moses Hogan, as recorded by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
• Shall We Gather at the River (with Albert Travis, Morningstar Music)
• The First Day (with David Bolin and Terry York, Beckenhorst)
• Two Prayers of Blessing (Shawnee)
• With Wings as Eagles (Lillenas)
• Worthy Is the Lamb (Lillenas)

Professional Memberships

• ACDA
• ASCAP (recipient of ASCAP Standards Award annually since 1991)

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