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Pastor James and his family came to Agape in September 2010. James was born and raised in Amarillo, Texas, and he was educated at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. He earned a Master of Divinity degree at Logsdon Seminary at Hardin-Simmons, and he is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Ministry at Truett Theological Seminary-located at Baylor University in Waco. Prior to coming to Agape, James has served as the Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Tulia, Texas and as the Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church in Bedford, Texas. James and his wife Shannon have been married for nine years. Shannon also graduated from Hardin-Simmons, and she is a music educator who enjoys teaching voice students. They have one daughter, Emma.
Shena grew up in Commerce, TX. Every summer as a child, she would visit her grandparents who were serving in a mission church in South Dakota. It was during one of these visits that she was led to salvation and accepted Christ as her savior. She began teaching Sunday school when she was nine-years-old and continued to serve in many different facets of church life throughout her high school and college years. Shena completed an Elementary Education degree and certification at Texas A&M Commerce but felt God’s call to attend seminary. Directly after graduation, she attended George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University. It was during this time that she discovered my passion for children’s ministry and began serving as a children’s minister. Directly after her graduation from Truett in December 2010 she began her journey at Agape Baptist Church. Shena has an avid love for art, theater, and music. She enjoys reading and running along the Trinity River trails.
Luke was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas and became a Christian at the age of 13. He graduated high school in 2001 and went on to attend Texas Tech University. After graduating from Tech with a Psychology degree in 2006, he interned at First Baptist Church of Lubbock for two years with the youth ministry. He enrolled at Dallas Baptist University in fall of 2008 to pursue a Maters in Christian Education for Student Ministry and graduated from there in May of 2011. Luke has now served at Agape for 2.5 years as the youth minister. He hastens to add, “I am a huge fan of the Texas Rangers and I enjoy playing disc golf in my free time.”
