I was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, along with my twin sister Rachal. Anyone who knows me, knows that I absolutely love my roots as a South Louisiana boy! While a young child, both of my parents had a radical encounter with Jesus. The effect had an immediate influence on my life. At the age of seven I would sneak as many of my sister's stuffed animals into my room so I could preach passionately to Ernie and Bert, Bugs Bunny, Sylvester, Tweety Bird, and many others. (This is a very true story)

As a teenager I began to drift from my love for Christ, and at the age of sixteen was in a horrible car accident coming home from a Rock Concert after a weekend of partying in Shreveport, Louisiana. Shortly after my wreck I was confronted by my best friend Conrad about eternity, and made the decision to attend a youth group that was about 25 miles away. Later that night, in my bedroom, I cried out to Jesus and was forever changed.

Within two weeks I drove to a parking lot full of teenagers on a Saturday night, dropped the tailgate of my truck and preached my first message (to real humans). What happened that night in the parking lot marked my life and shaped my future.

At the age of twenty I married the love of my life, Rebecca Marie. We’ve been blessed to experience tremendous revival as a Youth Pastor, where we, along with the best team in the world, saw many thousands of young people come to the Lord, experiencing tremendous growth with anywhere from 650 to 850 youth in our weekly services and over 1,200 meeting in small groups.

Looking back over my life, I never would have imagined I’d preach in 12 countries and 35 states across the U.S. My greatest passion is to see people come to Christ, experiencing His love, mercy, hope, and forgiveness.

FAMILY

Becky and I have four wonderful grown children; Alyssa, Paul, Victoria, and Hannah (and a new son-in-law, Michael!).

I’ve been blessed to travel at times extensively, preaching in churches, conferences, youth events, and many other settings, provoking the body of Christ to love Jesus more and to reach the lost.

In October of 2021, Becky and I accepted the position as Senior Pastors of the Lighthouse Church in Homer, Louisiana. We are so excited about this new season of our lives!

I love to podcast, write, preach, and spend time with my family.

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