Mark D. Partin has been a pastor for 25 years, having pastored his present church for 17 years. He received his Masters of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and he holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Covington Theological Seminary. He is the founder and chief field officer of Minister to Minister International. Mark is married to Charlene Scott Partin and they have two teenage children, MaKayla and Colby.