I have been active in student ministry in one form or another since ’94.  Serving in churches both in Arkansas and Florida…from 8 to 500 students.  Currently serving as Youth Pastor in Stuttgart, Arkansas at First Baptist Church since 2003. 

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Aside from my normal duties with First Baptist Church of Stuttgart, I have the privilege to work with some of the greatest guys in the state as a member of the Super Summer Leadership Team.  This team is made up of 12 people who have a passion for Christ and a passion to see lives changed through the ministry of Super Summer Arkansas Summer Camp affiliated with the Arkansas Baptist State Convention.  The ABSC is currently encouraging churches to Reach Generation Now, you can get more information about that at www.reachinggenerationnow.com

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With student ministry evolving all the time…I wanted a place where I could write, mentor, vent, encourage, and all other things student ministry that are important to me.  With a network of friends with much greater talents than my own, I also wanted to have a forum where they could do the same.  Hope you enjoy as we learn together, grow together, and laugh together.
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If I can help encourage, inspire, or cause someone to get fired up about what God can do in the life of a Youth Worker/Student/Pastor etc…then it is all worth it. Turf isn’t Turf when lives are on the line…I pray that you will understand that what we do is a High and Holy calling and something to be excited about. I love my job…the fact that I get to do this full time is amazing and I am forever grateful that I have the priviledge to share about, live loud with, and fall more in love with my Savior everyday.
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I have a wonderful wife named Erika that I met at Williams Baptist College and two funny kids that I co-created named Dalton and Samantha Jo…aged 5 and 3 respectively.

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Born in Rogers, AR to Coy and Bonnie Sams, the youngest of four siblings (Renee, Damon, & Rachel) Parents were divorced when I was two…I seem to remember living in or near Dallas at the time…but then again it may be because I heard it told that way…what do you remember when you are two?

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Spent most of my childhood between Huntsville, AR and Wylie, TX…bouncing back and forth between mom and dad. Because of that, I have many friends in both states. In the 7th grade my mother made the wise decision to move the both of us to the great state of Washington. A small town called Pateros, nestled between the Mighty Columbia River and the Methow River at the foot of Billygoat Mountain, in the Cascade Mountain Range (sounds like a postcard doesn’t it?)
Stayed put in Pateros School District until graduation and consider Pateros just as much home as I do Arkansas…this is also why I consider myself bilingual. They just don’t talk the same up there.  I attended Wenatchee Valley College, with the goal of Teaching History and Coaching Football, until ’93 when I made the dramatic move from Washington State back to Arkansas.