Contributors

 
Geoff Baggett
Geoff is the pastor of Crossroads Fellowship in Cadiz, Kentucky. He was blessed to be used of the Lord to plant this church in 2002. Prior to starting his church planting / pastoral ministry, Geoff served for twelve years as a youth minister in churches in Tennessee, North Carolina, and Kentucky. A long time ago (a very long time ago) he was a Medical technologist on staff at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. Geoff is a U.S. Army veteran. He is married to Kim, and the father of two teen-age daughters, Laura Beth and Katie. He hosts another blog, called Mission Peru, that documents his church’s journey as a Church Planting Strategist church in partnership with the International Mission Board’s REAP North team in Peru. If Geoff is not pastoring or blogging, you’ll find him fishing. For a more detailed bio, follow this link.
 
Rob Ayers
Pastor Rob Ayers has served as Pastor of Camp Branch Baptist Church since May 1, 1996. His gifts lie in both the teaching ministry, as well as in personal and marital counseling. He holds a Masters of Marriage and Family Counseling, a Masters of Religious Education, as well as a Doctorate of Ministry. He lives with his wife Teresa and their three children. The discussion blog he hosts for his church (and others) is The Fearful Teacher.
 
Hariette Petersen (SelahV)
Hariette (much better known as SelahV) is a Southern Baptist minister’s wife from Lawton, Oklahoma. She is an accomplished freelance writer, with works published since 1982 in Decision Magazine, Home Life, Living with Children, Living With Teenagers, Sunshine Magazine, Upper Room, Daily Meditation, The Western Recorder, Dayspring Greeting Cards, The Crier, and others. She also published and edited a conservative Christian newspaper in Owensboro, Kentucky. SelahV has been a Southern Baptist since age seven. Her “life verses” are Proverbs 3:5-6 and Galatians 2:20. She has been blogging at “SelahV Today” since August 2006. Her hobbies include decorating, gardening, and anything that includes her seven grandchildren!
 
Bowden McElroy
Bowden lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He earns his living through his private practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor. His experience in counseling has provided him with the opportunity to minister through a “second career” as a Long-Term Interim Pastor (Transitional Pastor), primarily with conflicted congregations. He earned his B.S. at Oklahoma State University and his Master of Education at the University of Central Oklahoma. He has also studied at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Bowden is married and has three daughters (ages 25, 22, and 16). Bowden hosts the blog, “Counseling Notes”.
 
Tony Sisk
A transplanted South Carolinian, Tony is the new pastor at Grandview Baptist Church of Waynesville in the scenic western North Carolina mountains. When Tony is not reading, golfing, fishing, blogging, or ministering to his flock, he is chasing his five (yep-five!) kids, two of whom he and his wife homeschool. Tony would desperately like a nap. Tony blogs under the clever moniker The Rambling Prophet at two separate blogs, one dedicated to ministry and theology The Rambling Prophet and another dedicated to interacting with faith’s intersection with contemporary society (not just Southern Baptists), The Rambling Prophet 2.
 
Roger Ferrell
Roger is glad to be the pastor of Woodland Creek Church in Dacula, Georgia, and Church Planting Strategist for his Baptist Association. He has been blessed to serve as a worship leader, youth pastor, and catalytic consultant in South Carolina and as a church planting missionary in Maine. Roger enjoys seeing things grow; especially churches, people, and plants - and he is overly fond of old books and out-of-the-way places. His favorite thing is being Caroline’s husband and Bennett, Sam, and Emmie’s dad.
 
Les Puryear
Les Puryear is the Senior Pastor of Lewisville Baptist Church in Lewisville, NC. He has degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Trinity Seminary. Les spent twenty-five years as an executive in the telecommunications industry before answering God’s call to vocational ministry in 1996. His pastorates have included churches in Texas and North Carolina. Les has two boys, Jon and Rob, who live in Raleigh, NC. Les has been married to his wife, Debbie for thirty-seven years. His interests are studies in small church culture, golf, filmmaking, and NFL football. Les also hosts the blog, “Joining God In His Work”.
 
David Rogers
David and his wife, Kelly, have been missionaries in Spain for the past 17 years, the last 13 with the International Mission Board. During this time, they have been involved in various aspects of church planting, leadership training, and mobilization. They are currently on Stateside Assignment in Cordova, Tennessee. They have two sons, Jonathan (18) and Stephen (10). David earned his B.A. at Baylor University, and his M. Div. at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. David is a big fan of the University of Memphis Tigers basketball team (already pre-season #1 in several polls)! He has been blogging since February 2006 at Love Each Stone.
 
Cyle Clayton
Cyle has been a pastor for the past 13 years, the last 10 at Calvary Baptist in Many, Louisiana. He has a bachelor and masters degrees in psychology, Bible and theology from Hardin-Simmons University, and was a mental health professional before entering the pastorate. He has written a daily devotional for the past three years, and has been blogging for the past couple of years. He’s also been a hospice chaplain for the past four years. You can see his blog at Cyle Clayton and can read more about him in his bio on his blog. His greatest asset and friend is his wife of 23 years, Denise.