A native of Ringgold, GA, Brian is a 1995 graduate of Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, TN. In 1995 he was also named recipient of the Lee Roberson Chancellor's Award for Ministry and Topical Preaching. He and his wife Shannon have two daughters, Morgan and Kiley. After several years serving as a youth pastor in Georgia Brian became pastor of Lantana Road Baptist Church in Crossville, TN in 1996. While at Lantana Road...A native of Ringgold, GA, Brian is a 1995 graduate of Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, TN. In 1995 he was also named recipient of the Lee Roberson Chancellor's Award for Ministry and Topical Preaching. He and his wife Shannon have two daughters, Morgan and Kiley. After several years serving as a youth pastor in Georgia Brian became pastor of Lantana Road Baptist Church in Crossville, TN in 1996. While at Lantana Road Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY, awarded the church the Charles Haddon Spurgeon Award in the area of discipleship. During Brian's tenure at LRBC the church was twice recognized as one of the top 4% growth churches in America, and once recognized as one of the top 50 churches in ratio baptisms in the state of Tennessee. In October of 2002 Brian was called as pastor of Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama where he is now currently serving. | more | less