He grew primarily in the mountains of North Carolina. He attended Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. More than 6 years ago, he was called by God to plant a church in Nashville, TN to reach culture-shaping city dwellers. After taking a few months to get the lay of the land in Nashville, The Axis Church began meeting in the Morgan Park Community Center in October of 2009. In the years since The Axis Church began worshipping together, God has showed him that the gospel and its power to change hearts is more powerful than he could have imagined. Not only does he get to regularly see lives changed by the gospel, but also—by grace—his own life is being changed every day through the evidence of the Spirit’s work. The Axis now serves more than 300 people in the greater Nashville area.