Brad Mercer

Brad is a graduate of the University of Texas, Reformed Theological Seminary, and the University of Wales, UK, where he wrote his dissertation on C.S. Lewis. He is a contributor to the recently published book, “Views from Wake Forest: Essays on C.S.Lewis”. Brad has served as a Director at Pine Cove Christian Conference Center in Tyler, Texas, where his ministry focus was strategic planning for facilities and program ministry; creating and overseeing budgets; and teaching, mentoring, and training staff and guests. He has also served as a pastor at Tyler Presbyterian Church and Fifth Street Presbyterian Church, both in Tyler. He was on the Executive Staff at First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, for eight years. His ministry emphasis there was teaching, discipling, and leading. Most recently, he was the Senior Pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Greenwood, MS. Brad and his wife, Cindy, have two children, Hannah and Harrison. Hannah, who is married to Scott Archer, and their sons Ethan, Levi, and Luke, and daughter Rosemary, live in Brandon, MS. Harrison and his wife, Carissa, live in North Carolina with their sons, Tyler and Ian.