Military Chaplaincy
Nashville Tennessee
First Baptist Concord
March 25
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About My Family
I was born and raised in Knoxville and came to know the Lord when I was 6 years old. Later at age 21, I became the youngest deacon in the history of my church, which was West Knoxville Baptist Church (now Bridgewater Church) in 1995. I graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1996.
I graduated from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1999 and married my bride, whom I met at a church in Louisville, a month later. I have served as a senior pastor at five churches in both Kentucky and Tennessee and as an associate pastor at a church in Tennessee.
I have three children—Josh (19), Emily (17) and Lily (12). I have had the pleasure to baptize after they came to Christ. I currently live in Knoxville, Tenn.
I graduated from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1999 and married my bride, whom I met at a church in Louisville, a month later. I have served as a senior pastor at five churches in both Kentucky and Tennessee and as an associate pastor at a church in Tennessee.
I have three children—Josh (19), Emily (17) and Lily (12). I have had the pleasure to baptize after they came to Christ. I currently live in Knoxville, Tenn.
About My Ministry
I serve as a Chaplain Major with the 118th Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard in Nashville, Tenn. As a traditional guardsman, I mostly have served in a drill status of one weekend a month, two weeks a year over my 10.5 year career. I did deploy outside of the continental U.S. (OCONUS) in 2018 and was also activated as the mission chaplain for the East Tennessee Region during the COVID-19 pandemic to support both Army and Air National Guard personnel working at testing and vaccination sites and hospitals from April 2020 to September 2021. I was also activated from October 2021 to September 2022 in support of global operations at the 118th.
I have performed 49 funerals, responded to three suicides and have multiple suicide saves and led a chapel renovation that led to the baptism of six airmen and family members at our unit.
I have performed 49 funerals, responded to three suicides and have multiple suicide saves and led a chapel renovation that led to the baptism of six airmen and family members at our unit.
SBC Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy is a "frontline" ministry that is vital to the extension of the local church. Chaplains reach the lost among the thousands of men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces, correctional facilities, healthcare settings, public safety, disaster relief sites and corporate environments. SBC Chaplains care for the broken, offer hope to the hopeless, and advance the Gospel of Jesus Christ in hard to reach places. The qualifications expected of a Southern Baptist applying for endorsement as a chaplain or counselor are established by the using agency and the Chaplains Commission, SBC. These qualification requirements vary according to the type of chaplaincy or counseling ministry involved but all are expected to meet a high level of ministerial competence. A basic qualification from the Chaplains Commission, SBC, is that an applicant is a Southern Baptist who is a member in good standing with an SBC church. Additional qualification requirements may involve certain age limits, educational background, ministry experience, physical condition, financial and credit history, citizenship eligibility for a security clearance, certification by certain national organizations, and other qualifications specific to the Using Agency or Chaplains Commission, SBC. If you are interested in pursuing next steps as an SBC endorsed chaplain from your church, explore the possibilities at Send me. For more information about SBC Chaplaincy, visit www.namb.net/chaplaincy.
