Contact Me When You Need________________________________________________________
• Crisis counseling
• Marriage and family counseling
• Life coaching or career counseling
• Divorce or grief recovery
• Spiritual direction
• Guidance in spiritual practices like prayer & scripture meditation
• Anointing and prayer for the sick
• A baptism
• A wedding
• A funeral
• Guest speaking for your civic or community organization’s event.

My Call to Ministry_______________________________________________________________
Throughout my life the United Methodist Church has nurtured my faith and soul. I grew up in the home of a United Methodist pastor, and while at Centenary College, I heard a call to preach the Word and do the work of an evangelist (2 Timothy 4:1-5). Since that time, 17 years ago, I have been preparing others to follow Jesus Christ using my gifts of preaching, teaching, leadership, and administration. 7 years ago I was ordained an elder in the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

My Ministry Experience___________________________________________________________
Moss Bluff United Methodist Church – Moss Bluff, LA.
In 2009 I was appointed to this 400 member church in the north suburbs or Lake Charles. The congregation is growing in faith and numbers, is a loving community, and is mission minded. You can learn more about Moss Bluff UMC at www.mossbluffumc.org

Jennings United Methodist Church - Jennings, LA.
From 2005-2009 I served this 400 member church, along with my wife, Allison, who served as the Director of Children’s Ministries & Adult Small Groups. During my 4 years the church received 90 professing members with 32 professions of faith and 26 baptized members. The church completed a study committee and long-term visioning process for their property and facilities. They renovated most of their classroom space and fellowship hall. They were finally able to sell the property from their 1998 merger with Trinity UMC, and the church grew their blended style of worship and their ministries with children and youth. My time of leadership and service with this church was awarded with the General Board of Discipleship’s Denman Evangelism Award, and I was received into the membership of the World Methodist Council’s Order of the Flame.

Aldersgate United Methodist Church - Slidell, LA.
From 2000-2005 I served as the associate pastor of this 1800 member church. My servant leadership focused on preaching, evangelism, family life, college & youth ministries, adult education, and a new Family Night Live worship service. In preaching I regularly incorporated art, storytelling, technology, and media into my Biblical sermons. In college ministry I built a yearly fellowship and mission program with the church's college students. I led a task force to begin a Sunday night, child-focused, lay-led, family worship service that averaged 100 in attendance. I also led the church's evangelism ministries with 38 baptisms, 53 professions of faith, and 150 new members, the second highest in the annual conference in 2005.

Brick by Brick United Methodist Church - Lexington, KY.
From 1999-2000 I served as a co-director of children's ministries along with my wife in a small membership, multi-cultural congregation. During my time at Brick by Brick I co-created, co-led, and maintained a mid-week children's program for children of inner city Lexington, Kentucky.

Downsville United Methodist Church - Downsville, LA.
From 1996-1997 I served as the director of youth ministries. Under my leadership this small church youth ministry grew in numbers, spiritual formation, and service to others.

Broadmoor United Methodist Church – Shreveport, LA.
In 1994 I completed a full-time internship with the children's and youth ministries of this 2600 member church in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Other Servant Ministries.
Over the last 17 years I have been a part of a variety of servant ministries. Here is a list of a few of them. I was a chaplain at the Thomas-Hood Veterans Center, and served at the Ichthus Christian Music Festival in Kentucky. I was a part of the leadership team that raised the money, designed, and built the Patrick Peavy, Jr. Memorial Climbing Wall at Centenary College, and I was the President of the Student Activities Board. Last, I served on national mission teams in Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida, Texas, the Navajo Nation, Chicago, New York City, and Cameron, LA, and I served on international mission teams in Mexico, Russia, and India.


My Continuing Education__________________________________________________________
2010
The Large Church Initiative of the General Board of Discipleship at University UMC in San Antonio, TX.
The Choice for Ministers: Part 2 with Dr. Craig Gilliam.

2009
Tending Our Lives with Bishop William Hutchinson.
The Willow Creek Leadership Summit.
The Choice for Ministers: Part 1 with Dr. Craig Gilliam.
The Order of Elders Retreat.

2008
Advanced Supervision: Coordinating the Visions of Multiple Staff by the Alban Institute in Techny, IL.
Biblical Study Tour of Israel with Bishop William Hutchinson.

2007
The Large Church Initiative of the General Board of Discipleship at Frazer Memorial UMC in Montgomery, AL.
Tending Our Lives Together with Bishop William Hutchinson, Dr. Lovett Weems, Rev. John Ed Harper, and Patti Ezell.
The Congregation's Mission to Unchurched People with Dr. George Hunter at Centenary College.

2006
Faith & Fasting Retreat with Bishop William Hutchinson.
The World Methodist Council's World Evangelism: Order of the Flame at St. Simon Island, GA.

2005
Great Expectations: Extraordinary Miracles in Unexpected Places at Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church in Tipp City, OH.
Tending Our Lives Together with Bishop William Hutchinson.
Soul Journey One: A Study in Systems Thinking Applied to Congregational Life with Dr. Craig Gilliam.

2004
The School of Congregational Development of the General Board of Discipleship at Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church in Tipp City, OH.

My Education_____________________________________________________________________
Asbury Theological Seminary.
In 2000 I earned a Master of Divinity degree with a 3.5 grade point average.

Appalachian Mountains Educational Resource Center.
In 1999 I completed a field education study of southeast Kentucky. I studied models of contextualizing the gospel in areas with systemic poverty.

Hospice Training.
In 1996 I completed a course on death, dying, and caring for the terminally ill.

Centenary College.
In 1996 I earned the Bachelor of Arts in Business, Speech, and Religion, with a 3.8 grade point average in my area of study.