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I was born in 1968 in Columbus, Georgia . In 1984, I moved to Jesup, Georgia. It was there that I found Christ, thanks to the persistent love and care of Christian friends and youth workers.

After graduating from high school, I attended Lee University in Tennessee where I majored in Christian Education and Psychology. It was at Lee that I met my wife-to-be, Phyllis. The daughter of author and international evangelist P. Douglas Small, Phyllis was a Psychology major and a Drama minor. Phyllis and I were married in 1993.

For the past 15 years, Phyllis and I have served in the local church in almost every capacity imaginable, most of that time as full-time youth pastors. In addition to my duties as an "image architect," I currently serve as the eLearning Architect for Life Care Centers of America in Cleveland, TN .

Previously, I was the Managing Editor for YouthChurch.com and ProFiles e-journal for youth pastors (formerly owned and operated by Strang Communications , home of Charisma magazine), directed the e-Resources for YouthLeader.org (a coaching ministry for small church youth ministries) and was a partner and web administrator with ProjectPray.org , a community transformation prayer initiative birthed out of the Pastor's Prayer Summit movement.

Phyllis works two jobs—full-time wife and mom and full-time Homeschool teacher of our three boys: Nicholas (13), Ian (11) and Reagan (9). In her spare time, she's raising her first baby girl (Daci—3 years old) and still finds time to stay involved in all kinds of social outlets and activities, including her role as an independent consultant for Xocai Healthy Chocolate. That's right, HEALTHY chocolate! Check out her web site.