She is a graduate of Mercer University (Macon, GA) and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY (M.Div., Ph.D.). She has taught courses in religion and ethics, serving as an adjunct member of the faculties of Southern Seminary and Bellarmine, Carson-Newman and Tennessee Wesleyan colleges. She has published articles in the area of ethics and biblical studies and is the author of Women of Faith. She is a frequent instructor with ORICL.