Well, it's a long story, so maybe a brief outline...
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PERSONAL
•Lives near Garland, NC
•Married to Carol Poe; 3 grown children, 7 grandchildren
•Lived in Brazil from age 7 to 18, son of Baptist missionaries
•Will never, ever die (other than that old body, of course)!
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WORK
•ESL (English as a Second Language) Specialist,
at Union Middle School
•Previously -- middle and high school teacher, sales rep, sales manager, branch manager
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MINISTRY
•Choir Director, Grace United Methodist Church (since 2007)
•Music Director, Friendship United Methodist Church (1993 - 2005)
•Minister of Music, North Newton Baptist Church (1988-1992)
•Pastor (one church in Brazil, two in NC) and Evangelist (1969-1974)
•Music director and MC, Balls Creek Camp Meeting, 1994,1996,1998,2004
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MUSIC
•Formally studied piano, guitar, accordeon
•Also plays bass guitar, organ, keyboards, kazoo ;-}
•Started writing lyrics 1993, music 1995
•Sang and played (guitar, keyboards) with Eastern Sky (gospel quartet)
•Released solo tape "I'm Going Home" (13 original songs) December, 1996
•Released solo tape "The Forgiven" (12 original songs) January, 1998
•Released solo CD "Would You Look at That!" (11 original songs) Spring, 2002
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EDUCATION
•B.A., Campbell College, Buies Creek, NC,  1971
•Postgraduate studies, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1972-1974
•Postgraduate studies, Lenoir Rhyne College, Hickory, NC, 1989-1990
•M.Ed., University of North Carolina-Charlotte, 1998
•School of Hard Knocks...... ongoing  :-)
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