New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Education

• B.M., Ouachita Baptist University
• M.C.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
• Ph.D., Louisiana State University

Teaching Experience

• Professor of Worship Studies, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (2007-present)
• Associate Professor of Music Theory and Piano, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (2001-2007)
• Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Piano, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (1996-2001)
• Assistant Professor of Music, Brewton Parker College (1993-1996)
• Professor of Church Music, Venezuela Baptist Theological Seminary, Los Teques, Venezuela (1988-1993)
• Research and Teaching Assistant, Louisiana State University (1986-1988)

Teaching Specializations

• Worship Studies
• Composition
• Piano
• Music Technology

Publications

Choral Compositions/Arrangements

• He Rolled Away the Stone (SATB anthem), Monarch Music, 2004
• Come, With Glad Thanksgiving (SATB anthem), Brookfield Press, 2004
• Gloria in Excelsis Deo (SATB anthem), Belwin-Mills, 2004
• Silent Night (SATB anthem), arrangement commissioned for and recorded by the Arkansas Masters' Singers, October 2002, to be published by Monarch Music, 2004
• Take These Hands (congregational hymn) commissioned for the 2003 National Keyboard Symposium, sponsored by Lifeway Christian Resources and South Carolina Baptist Convention, 2003
• Come to the Prince of Peace (SATB choral anthem), Belwin, 2002
• The Shelter of the Lord (SATB choral anthem), Belwin, 2002
• Prepare the Way (SATB choral anthem), Belwin, 2002
• Faith, Hope, and Love (SATB choral anthem), Belwin, 2002
• He Left the Music of Heaven (SATB choral anthem), Monarch Music, 2003
• Every Single One (SATB choral anthem), Shawnee Press, 2003
• His Grace Is Greater (SATB choral anthem), Monarch Music, 2002
• Advent Canon (SATB choral anthem), Brookfield Press, 2002
• Praise Canon (SATB choral anthem), Brookfield Press, 2001
• Blessed Be Your Name (SATB choral anthem), Monarch Music, 2001
• Blameless Heart (SATB choral anthem), Belwin-Mills, 2001
• With Heads Held High (SATB choral anthem), Belwin-Mills, 2001
• Jesus, Shepherd of My Soul (SATB choral anthem), Belwin-Mills, 2001
• Worship the Lord (SATB choral anthem), Belwin-Mills, 2001
• Search Me, O God (SATB choral anthem), Belwin-Mills, 2001
• At the Cross (SATB choral anthem), Belwin-Mills, 2000
• Heaven’s Bread, Heaven’s Cup (SATB choral anthem), Belwin-Mills, 2000
• Our Lord Embraced the Cross (SATB choral anthem), Brookfield Press, 2000
• You Keep Me Singing (SATB choral anthem), Belwin Mills, 1999
• How Amazing (SATB choral anthem), Shawnee Press, 1999
• What a Faithful Friend (SATB choral anthem), Belwin Mills, 1999

Keyboard Compositions/Arrangements

• A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (a solo piano collection featuring nine arrangements) Lillenas Publishing, forthcoming
• "Angels We Have Heard on High" (piano duet), Pedalpoint, (Winter 2002)
• “Glory to His Name” (keyboard ensemble), Pedalpoint 17, no. 4 (Summer 1998)
• My All in All (a collection of hymn arrangements for piano/synthesizer) (Genevox Music, 2002)
• Joyous Adoration (an arrangement for multiple keyboards) (forthcoming: Ogilvy Music)
• “My Jesus, I Love Thee” (Multi-keyboard arrangement) in Pedalpoint, vol. 20, no. 4, 25-29, Lifeway, Summer 2001
• “Allegro Doxologia” (Multi-keyboard arrangement), Ogilvy Music, Summer 2001
• “Fantasia on Joy to the World” (Multi-keyboard arrangement) in Pedalpoint, vol. 20, no. 2, pages 7-14. Lifeway, Winter 2000
• Fantasia on Old ONE HUNDREDTH- an arrangement for multiple keyboards (Ogilvy Music, 2000)
• “This Is My Father’s World” (keyboard duet), Pedalpoint 19, no. 3 (Spring 2000)
• “Father, Son, Holy Spirit” (piano-organ duet), Pedalpoint 19, no. 4 (Summer 2000)
• “Hiding in Thee” (handbells/piano), Handbells 15, no. 1 (Fall 1999)
• “Glory Be to God On High” (synthesizer ensemble), Young Musicians 29, no. 4 (Summer 1999)
• “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” (synthesizer ensemble), Young Musicians 29, no. 4 (Summer 1999)
• “Brethren, We Have Met to Worship” (keyboard ensemble), Pedalpoint 18, no. 2 (Winter 1998-99)
• “Send the Light” (keyboard ensemble), Pedalpoint 18, no. 1(Fall 1998)
• “Glory to His Name” (keyboard ensemble), Pedalpoint 17, no. 4 (Summer 1998)
• “My Shepherd Will Supply My Need” (keyboard ensemble), Pedalpoint 17, no. 2 (Winter 1997-98)
• “Sanctum,” Pedalpoint 17, no. 1(Fall 1997), Nashville: Broadman Press,1997.
• “Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy” (piano/organ duet), Pedalpoint (Jan-Mar 1997) Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press, 1997.
• “Oh, How Good Is Christ the Lord” (piano/organ duet), Pedalpoint (Oct-Dec 1996). Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press, 1996.
• “Christmas Has Its Cradle,” Pedalpoint (Oct-Dec 1996). Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press,1996.
• “Jesus, How I Trust Him,” Pedalpoint (Oct-Dec 1989). Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press, 1989.
• “Redeemed,” Pedalpoint (Jan-Mar 1990). Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press, 1989.
• “Tell Me the Story of Jesus” in I Come to Thee. Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press, 1989.
• “Crown Him with Many Crowns” (free harmonization for piano/organ), Pedalpoint (Jan-Mar 1987). Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press, 1987.
• “More About Jesus," in I Love Thee. Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press, 1986.
• “We Shall Walk Through the Valley,” The Church Pianist (July1986). Dayton, Ohio: Lorenz Publishing Company, 1986.
• “Just As I Am/Take My Life, Lead Me, Lord," Pedalpoint (Jan-Mar 1986). Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press, 1985 (reprinted in Amazing Grace, Broadman, 1988).
• “I’m Just a Poor, Wayfaring Stranger,” Pedalpoint (Jan-Mar 1983). Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press, 1982. (reprinted in Take My Life, and Let It Be, Broadman, 1984.)
• "Once in Royal David’s City," Pedalpoint (Oct-Dec 1984). Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press, 1984 (reprinted in His Eye Is on the Sparrow, Broadman, 1984).
• “Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed," Pedalpoint (Jan-Mar 1984). Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press, 1983.
• “Lord, I Want to Be a Christian," Pedalpoint (Jan-Mar 1984). Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman Press, 1983.

Professional Affiliations

• Southern Baptist Church Music Conference
• American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers

Personal

• Born on December 6, 1956 in Alexandria, Louisiana
• Married to Leanne Mullins on July 18, 1981
• Children: Bethany, Brittany, and Brandon