EDUCATION: M.DIV. from Asbury Theological Seminary; B.A. from Wayland Baptist University; H.D. from Hart High School. HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN IN MINISTRY?: I felt the call to ordained ministry right out of high-school. So the journey has been rolling for about 14 years. HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN AT FUMC PLAINVIEW?: I’ve been here 5 years. FAMILY: My sensational wife Tracy, and my two fantastic kids: Jax and Savannah, and our family Great Dane Buttercup. They all are a gift from God to me. I hope and pray that I am a good husband and father to them.
HOME TOWN: Hart, Texas. (Hook’em Horns!)
FAVORITE SCRIPTURE: All of God’s Word, but right now MARK 8:31-38; I JOHN 1:5-10 and PROVERBS 23:14 is really preaching to my own heart.
WHAT AM I READING LATELY: Holy Bible; John Wesley’s Standard Sermons in Modern English by Ken Kinghorn; A Guide to Prayer for All Who Seek God by Bishop Reuben Job; A New Kind of Christian by Brian McClaren; and Leading Beyond the Walls by Adam Hamilton
FAVORITE MOVIE: I love movies, but Lonesome Dove; the Shawshank Redemption; and Anything by Mel Brooks is up there.
FAVORITE TV SHOW:The Office, football games, and golf.
FAVORITE QUOTE: “Travis, I brought you into this world, and I can take you out of this world too.” –my mom
FAVORITE MEAL: My next one! I am blessed with many, many cooks on both sides of the family. My wife, father-in-law, and my mom are the best cooks though. WHAT DO I DO WHEN I AM NOT WITH THE CHURCH? Clean house, quiet time with God, oil paint, golf, karate, take my wife to dinner & movie, visit the family, chase my kids, gather with good friends.