What are your experiences and areas of service that you believe will be valuable in your role as a General Conference delegate?

I am currently a Connectional Community presiding elder, serving the Effingham Area Connectional Community.

I am currently a member of the Executive Leadership Team of the Effingham County Methodist Campground.

I am currently a member of the Oversight Committee for Faith Connection Federal Credit Union (formerly United Methodist Connectional FCU).

While serving in the South Georgia Conference of the UMC I was honored to serve in a variety of roles within the connection including:

Chair of the Board or Managers of Georgia Pastors' School (continuing education for pastors in North and South GA Annual Conferences)

Chair of the Conference Committee on Equitable Compensation (assisting churches that needed financial aid to support their pastors among other responsibilities)

Chair of the Coastal District Board of Missions

Member of the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry

Member of the Coastal District Committee on Ministry

Member of the Coastal District Leadership Team

Member of the South Central District Committee on Ministry

Member of the Thomasville District Committee on Ministry

Member of the Columbus District Board of Missions

Member of the Columbus District Committee on Buildings, Locations and Grounds

Valdosta District Director of Children's Ministries.

I have also been honored lead various mission experiences.

Describe why you believe that God has potentially called you to serve as a General Conference delegate.

The main reason I believe that God has called me to offer myself to serve in this role is because the Spirit hasn't given me rest from completing this profile.

I love our Lord and He is drawing me into to closer relationship with Him and has given me the privilege to invite others into relationship with Him. He has given me the privilege to serve with others in so many ways that I would have never imaged.

I love how the Spirit is moving in our new denomination and in our annual conference and in our connectional communities and in our churches. There is an excitement and energy that has been missing and I am honored to be part of what God is doing.

I would be honored to represent our annual conference at this founding General Conference. If chosen, I will diligently and prayerfully fulfill all the duties of a delegate before, during and after the General Conference session.

With so many other more well known and highly gifted and experienced leaders from our conference who have put their names forward to serve I'm not sure why God has lead me to do this, but I cannot deny that He has done so and my reply is, "Here I am, send me."