It is the passion of my heart to lead others to know God through worship. I believe that we were created for worship, and that music is an important part of that worship. I believe that music was created by God to encourage us to know Him more. It enables us to center our mind’s attention and our heart’s affection on the Lord. The calling God has placed on my life is to encourage God’s people to worship Him.

Currently, I am serving as Associate Pastor of Music and Worship at First Baptist Church of Sherwood, Arkansas. I have been in the ministry of music in the local church for close to thirty years, and have served churches in Texas and Arkansas. God has allowed me to experience many diverse church situations from small rural churches, to large metropolitan churches. In those experiences, God has given me a wide background from which to draw and share with the next generation of worship leaders. I am also privileged to serve as an adjunct instructor at Ouachita Baptist University where I am teaching the worship leaders of tomorrow.

I have been married to my wife, Denise since 1995. Denise is a nurse working as a case manager for a major insurance carrier. We have been blessed with three children. Our oldest, Garrett, is married to Jaden and they are the proud parents of our grandson, Edmund Connor. They are both Ph.D. candidates in engineering at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Tyson is a student at Ouachita Baptist University. He is studying Christian counseling. Our youngest, Kenzie, will be attending Ouachita beginning in the Fall of 2022. She has been accepted to study musical theater.

We are blessed in that all of our children are actively involved in ministry, and are sincere followers of Christ.