The Lord called me to be a pastor in 1996. For the past 25 years, I have been faithful to His calling. God’s Word is my greatest delight. I believe His Word to be God-breathed – authoritative in its inerrancy and transformative in its application. God has called His shepherds to disciple those who are new to the faith and to equip believers to serve as Christ has called us to serve [Eph 4:11-13]. My years of experience have helped to equip me to shepherd God’s flock in a local church. I completed a Bachelor’s in Religion at Liberty University and earned a Masters of Divinity at Shepherds Theological Seminary in Cary, NC. After graduating from Liberty, I entered into fulltime youth ministry. During this time, I also served as an assistant pastor, associate pastor, and elder. Prior to attending seminary in 2008, I served for a year as senior pastor. I have many years of experience in senior ministry (including nursing homes, assisted living and hospice care) and have worked exclusively in children’s, youth and college & career ministries. On April 1, 2011, The Lord led me to plant Cornerstone Bible Church in Brookline, NH. In May of 2023, we unanimously voted in Joel Gibbs (an ordained member) as pastor. I remained at CBC for several more weeks in order to help Joel transition. Three months later, I accepted the position of senior pastor of First Baptist Smithton in Pinetown, NC. After a few months, it became evident to Luciana and I that this was not where God would have us to serve. Four months later, I accepted an interim pastor position at Winterville Baptist Church.What I would bring to your church is a continued devotion and adherence to God’s Word as our ultimate authority and along with that – a passion to equip this next generation to see more lives reached for Christ. My personal vision is: to Know Christ and Make Him Known. [1Cor 9:16] For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preach the gospel. PERSONAL Birth Date: February 1969; wife – Luciana Thomas: Dec 1977EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Religion -- Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA – August 1999 Ordination – April 2001 Masters of Divinity -- Shepherds Theological Seminary, Cary NC – May 2010