Education

• Ph.D. - New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2006
• Dissertation: "The Christocentric Emphasis in John Piper's Expository Preaching"
• Th.M. - New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2004
• M.Div - New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 2002
• B.S. - University of the Cumberlands, 1999

Teaching Experience

• Adjunct Faculty at NOBTS 2004
• Adjunct Faculty at Leavell College 2003

Teaching Specializations

• Expository Preaching

Ministry Experience

• Interim Pastor, Temple Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, MS (Present)
• Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Kenner, LA (January 2005-May 2007)
• Guest Lecturer at Kiev Theological Seminary, Kiev, Ukraine, February 2007.
• Special Sports Mission Trips at the Olympics in Sydney (2000) and Athens (2004)
• Scheduled for a winter weekend and two summer weeks 2007-2008 at X-Fuge
• X-Fuge Camp Pastor (2007)
• X-Fuge Winter Weekend Pastor at Ridgecrest (2006)
• X-Fuge Camp Pastor for two weeks at Panama City (2005)
• Campus outreach at the University of New Orleans, Edgewater Baptist Church (2003)
• Camp Pastor at Centrifuge, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 at Ridgecrest, Union University (2), and Panama City
• Camp Director and Bible Study Leader at Crosspoint, 1998-2000
• Assistant to the Dean of the Chapel at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (2004)
• Writer for Student Life Publishing and Lifeway Christian Resources (2003-Present)

Publications

Committees and Other Ministries

• Member of Global Maritime Ministries, Finance Committee
• Member of Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans, Finance Committee
• Member of Executive Committee of the Louisiana Baptist Convention
• Member of Foundation Board of the N.O.B.T.S.
• Special Events Speaker for Centrifuge and X-Fuge, Lifeway Resources

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