Staff

Birthday: November 3
Family: Wife (Gina), 1 son (Abram), 2 daughters (Hannah and Sarah)
Favorite Music/Artists: Classical, Country/Bluegrass – especially Allison Krauss and Union Station
TV shows I can't miss: Deadliest Catch
What I like to do on my days off: Go on my boat
Favorite Book (other than the Bible): To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite place to shop: Barnes and Noble
Who are my heroes? Job, Harry Truman, Dr. Marvin Tate (my doctoral advisor), Robert Brown (executive director - Churches Together)
What am I most passionate about? Helping people take their next step toward Jesus!

Ministers

Mark Partin  Administrative Pastor

Birthday: July 9
Family: Wife (Gayla), daughter (Jenna)
Favorite Music/Artists: Classic Rock
TV shows I can't miss: I don't watch much TV
What I like to do on my days off: Spend time with Gayla
Favorite Book (other than the Bible): I love to read biographies.
Favorite place to shop: Land's End
Who are my heroes? My brother
What am I most passionate about?  My family

Birthday: March 25
Family: wife (Penny), 2 sons (Ben & Adam), daughter (Catherine Ann)
Favorite Music/Artists: Casting Crowns
TV shows I can't miss: NCIS
What I like to do on my days off: sleep and build something
Favorite Book (other than the Bible): How To Win Friends and Influence People
Favorite place to shop: Lowes
Who are my heroes? Daddy
What am I most passionate about? helping people have a passionate love for God

Birthday: July 13
Family: Wife (Tammy) & 2 daughters (Anna-Beth & Emma Kate)
Favorite Music/Artists: What day is today? Christian Rock – Third Day, Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, Mercy Me, Choral Praise – Brooklyn Tab., Ross Parsley, Travis Cottrell, Classic Country – Haggard, Nelson, Jennings, Classic Rock – Clapton, Buffet, Skynyrd
TV shows I can't miss: Most any NASCAR race, Andy Griffith, and Sanford and Son
What I like to do on my days off: Camping, Golf, Handy Man around the house
Favorite Book (other than the Bible): Wooden on Leadership, by John Wooden
Favorite place to shop: An Outlet mall or flea market
Who are my heroes? Sherman Hendricks (my dad)
What am I most passionate about? The connection of people and God through music & the relationship between my wife and I.

Birthday: June 2
Family: Wife (Melissa), son (Parker), daughter (Peyton)
Favorite Music/Artists: David Crowder Band, Fee, Batt Papa, Coldplay, U2
TV shows I can't miss: anytime the Oklahoma Sooners are playing on TV, Sportscenter
What I like to do on my days off: hang out with the family, watch college football, play golf, play flag football
Favorite Book (other than the Bible): there are books other than the Bible?
Favorite place to shop: Old Navy, The Big Red Shop (all OU stuff)
Who are my heroes? the apostle Paul, my dad
What am I most passionate about? seeing students "get it"...and watching them progress through their next steps toward Jesus

Tonya Shipes Interim Children's Director

Birthday: April 12

Family: Husband (Scott), 1 daughter (Makenzie), 5 sons (Hunter, Chandler, Parker, Joshua, Joseph)

Music: Actually total peace and quiet is my favorite. With 6 kids there is not much of that, so I don't listen to much music.

TV Show: American Idol, Biggest Loser, amazing Race. Pretty much reality TV.

What I like to do on my days off: Hangout wiht the family and spend time with friends.

Favorite Book (other than the Bible): Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

Favorite place to shop: Target

Who are my heroes? My husband and my daddy

What am I most passionate about? My kids, my hubby and my Jesus

  

Birthday: July 16
Family: Husband (Nathan), 1 son (Tyler), 1 daughter (Elizabeth)
Favorite Music/Artists: I like them all (ok, outside of Heavy Metal!)
TV shows I can't miss: The Office; House; John and Kate + 8
What I like to do on my days off: Go places with the kids - the zoo, park & scrapbook
Favorite Book (other than the Bible): In Light of Eternity
Favorite place to shop: TARGET
Who are my heroes? My Mom, Corrie ten Boom, Jim and Elisabeth Elliott, Mark and Jenny Foxx, cancer survivors.
What am I most passionate about? Seeing kids come to know & grow in their relationship with Christ.

Birthday: August 11
Family: Husband (Donnie), 2 girls (Sydney & Lindsay)
Favorite Music/Artists: Country & Christian
TV shows I can't miss: Biggest Loser
What I like to do on my days off: I enjoy working in the yard.
Favorite Book (other than the Bible): Family Fun Magazine
Favorite place to shop: Simpson's Hardware
Who are my heroes? My mom and dad.
What am I most passionate about? My girls! I am in awe as I am watching them grow into beautiful Christian young ladies and the time is flying by so fast!

Phil Ross   Associate Pastor - Pastoral Care

Birthday: January 4

Family: Wife (Judy), 2 sons (Chris & Ryan)

Favorite Music/Artists: Classical, choral, traditional hymnody

TV shows I can't miss: Fox News, Investigative ID, This Old House

What I like to do on my days off: Creative projects of personal interest

Favorite Book (other than the Bible): Christian novels

Favorite place to shop: e-Bay

Who are my heroes: David (of the Old Testament)

What am I most passionate about: ministering to those of the church family who are ill, homebound, or in out-of-home care

Tyler Smith   Associate Pastor - Technical Ministries

Birthday: April 24

Family: Johnny Smith (Dad), Donna Smith (Mom)

Favorite Music/Artists: Audio A, Anberlin, Hillsong

TV shows I can't miss: SportsCenter, OU Football

What I like to do on my days off: Play sports

Favorite Book (other than the Bible): Books???

Favorite place to shop: Bass Pro Shop, AppleStore

Who are my heroes: Todd Sanders, Don Ross

What am I passionate about: Communicating with other people through different forms of media     

Birthday: July 12
Family: parents (Craig and Cindy Sargent), grandparents (Harold & Phyllis Keeler), cousin (Cameron)
Favorite Music/Artists: Listen to almost everything—I guess fav’s would be U2, Radiohead, needtobreathe, Foo Fighters, Springsteen, Ryan Adams, Edwin McCain
TV shows I can't miss: The Office, Simpsons, SportsCenter, Man vs. Wild, Iron Chef, CSI
What I like to do on my days off: Sleep, cook, shop, golf, wander the beach or Charleston, go to movies
Favorite Book (other than the Bible): Do comics count? If so, Dilbert, Calvin & Hobbs… Relevant Magazine, Rolling Stone
Favorite place to shop: depends on what I’m shopping for- I’m a serial shopaholic so there’s a list at least 3 deep for any particular item.
Who are my heroes? Those who choose to sacrifice to help someone in need.
What am I most passionate about?  helping others

Birthday: November 30
Family: Husband (Alan) and son (Matt)
Favorite Music/Artists: Brooks & Dunn
TV shows I can't miss: I don't watch a lot of TV so I'm OK if I miss one.
What I like to do on my days off: spend time with my family & friends, especially going to the beach
Favorite Book (other than the Bible): I don't really have a favorite.
Favorite place to shop: any place with a great sale
Who are my heroes? My dad, Andy. His is a retired Marine and has been through a lot in his life. He has been through many wars and seen a lot of friends die and not once has he ever complained about serving his country.
What am I most passionate about? My family

Birthday: March 16
Family: Husband (Brian) & 4 sons (Shayler, Connor, Gregory, Noah)
Favorite Music/Artists: Country
TV shows I can't miss: House
What I like to do on my days off: hang out with my kids, bowl, mini-golf, play wii games, just have fun
Favorite Book (other than the Bible): no one favorite book, but I like mystery/suspense
Favorite place to shop: Ikea
Who are my heroes? some really outstanding moms that I know
What am I most passionate about? raising my children right

Birthday: October 28
Family: Husband (Billy)
Favorite Music/Artists: I really enjoy all music
TV shows I can't miss: 24
What I like to do on my days off: Spend time with my family
Favorite Book (other than the Bible): Mostly, I enjoy reading magazines, such as "Better Homes & Gardens"
Favorite place to shop: Talbots
Who are my heroes? my mom and dad
What am I most passionate about? My husband, my children and my puppy (Bear)

Birthday: February 16
Family: Wife (Helen) & 2 daughters (Carolyn & Mary), son-in-law (Stan) & 2 Grandsons (Ryan & Daniel)
Favorite Music/Artists: Country Western & Southern Gospel
TV shows I can't miss: None I can't miss. Not addicted to TV. Like to watch Clemson Football
What I like to do on my days off: work around the house & spend time with my wife
Favorite Book (other than the Bible): Sackett's
Favorite place to shop: none
Who are my heroes? Men and women who serve in the military to keep this country free.
What am I most passionate about? My wife and children

Birthday: April 27
Family: Husband (Danny) & daughter (Katherine)
Favorite Music/Artists: Instrumental & Christian. When listening to the radio, I prefer to listen to Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, or Sean Hannity, rather than music.
TV shows I can't miss: I can miss any TV shows without a problem, but when I do watch TV I enjoy Forensic Files, Wildest Police Videos, and X-files re-runs also Fox News/The O’Reilly Factor. I also think Sponge Bob is funny and written more for adults than children.
What I like to do on my days off: Relax, read, and go to favorite spots to take pictures. I also love to work with my hands doing things like ceramics, painting, sewing, other crafts, and gardening.
Favorite Book (other than the Bible): Don’t have one all time favorite but enjoy reading non-fiction books written by conservative authors.
Favorite place to shop: any thrift shop
Who are my heroes? can’t think of any, with the exception of keeping my thoughts fixed on Christ
What am I most passionate about? I am passionate about my belief that Jesus is LORD. I am also passionate about teaching young children.