As a boy, when I had a toy that stopped working, I would take it apart to see how it worked on the inside. That’s what I did with my life in Christ. When I found myself struggling to live the “Christian life,” I began to explore the Bible to learn how Christians were supposed to work on the inside. That’s when I discovered the rest of the good news: Jesus not only died for me — He now lives in me!
My passion lies in helping others to know and experience Him. I am His child living in the Florida Parishes of southeast Louisiana, who continues to be amazed by God’s love for every human being… especially me!
The longer version of that discovery is here: How Jesus Changed My Life →
The story behind EquippingSaints.com
This site began in April 1996 as The Sermon Source, sharing free outlines and resources with time-strapped preachers, church planters, and young pastors — at a time when only a few sermon sites existed. In February 2000 it was re-launched as Equipping Saints Ministries, a part-time consulting ministry serving churches and missions in areas where help was often hard to find; its monthly EquippingToday newsletter encouraged nearly a thousand pastors and church leaders around the world.
From 2002 I carried the same work into LifeWay Christian Resources, where the PastorsToday newsletter reached 5,200 subscribers across the United States, alongside a weekly video and audio program and an extensive sermon database for pastors.
In March 2012, I re-launched this site with a different and deeper aim: exploring what it means to be a disciple who is intimately ruled, eternally inhabited, and deeply loved by Jesus Christ. That is still what every post here is for.
Where I’ve served
After more than four decades serving churches across the United States, I presently serve as mission strategist for the churches of the Northshore Baptist Association in Covington, Louisiana. Along the way:
- Wynne Baptist Church, Wynne AR — Senior Pastor
- Arkansas Baptist State Convention, Little Rock AR — Associate Executive Director
- LifeWay Christian Resources, Nashville TN — Editor, LifeWay.com
- The Peoples Church (First Baptist Church, now Church of the City), Franklin TN — Pastor to Singles
- CrossPoint Baptist Church, Baton Rouge LA — Pastor of Membership and Ministry
- First Baptist Church of Lake Charles, Lake Charles LA — Associate Pastor and Minister of Outreach
- Dumas Baptist Church, Dumas MS — Pastor
- First Baptist Church of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills CA — Associate Pastor and Church Administrator
- North American Mission Board, Atlanta GA — Home Missionary and Church Planter, Church Extension Division (CA)