What is your role at LUMC? How long have you been in your current role?

I am an Associate Pastor at Lakewood UMC, and my area of responsibility includes Congregational Care and Discipleship. I started in this position in July of 2022.

What is your place of birth/where are you from? Where all have you lived?

I was born in Dermott, Arkansas and have lived in Arkansas my entire life, including McGehee, Conway, Little Rock, Jonesboro, Newport and North Little Rock.

Where did you attend school (high school/college/grad school)?

McGehee High School. I earned a BA from Hendrix College, in Conway, and earned my MBA from Webster University, in Little Rock

What do you enjoy doing when you are not at work?

My favorite activities are working out and bicycle riding.

Do you have a favorite Bible verse, passage, or story? If so, what is it?

“(2) Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. (3) The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst (4) they said to him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. (5) Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” (6) This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. (7) And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” (8) And once more he bent down and wrote on the ground. (9) But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. (10) Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” (11) She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” - John 8:2-11

This scripture was, and still is, at the core of my calling to ministry as a vocation.

What is a fun fact about you that most people may not know?

Do you follow sports? If so, what are your favorite sports/teams?

I enjoy all Arkansas Razorbacks sports. My favorite NFL team is the Green Bay Packers, and my favorite MLB team is the St. Louis Cardinals.

What is your favorite place you have visited? If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go? What would you do there? Who would you go with?

I enjoy visiting the Alabama/Florida gulf coast with my wife, Joni. Relaxing and listening to the waives is my primary goal, when I go, along with enjoying good food, of course!

If you were given the opportunity to share a meal with any one person - past or present, who would you dine with?

Father Richard Rohr.

If you had to choose your last meal, what would it be?

A good porterhouse steak with a baked potato and salad, along with my grandmother’s lemon icebox pie for dessert!