Andrew is a pastor in the United Methodist Church. He is currently working on a Doctor of Theology degree at Duke University Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina, where he focuses on the thought of John Wesley, the history of early Methodism, and contemporary Wesleyan theology.

In addition to this blog, Andrew also writes the bi-weekly "Gen-X Rising" column for the United Methodist Reporter, which has won the Award of Excellence by the Associated Church Press. Andrew's writing in the Reporter focuses on issues of faith, community, and the church, particularly as they relate to Generation X'ers (those born between 1961 and 1981). He is interested in helping the church reclaim a deep sense of its identity as the people of God.

For several years, Andrew also wrote a regular column in the Covenant Discipleship Quarterly, a resource for people who are involved in the ministry of Covenant Discipleship groups. CD groups seek to nurture the kind of accountable discipleship that was a feature of the early Methodist classes and bands. More recently, Andrew has written for the Covenant Discipleship Connection, the CDQ's successor publication. His columns in the UM Reporter as well as the Covenant Discipleship Quarterly and Covenant Discipleship Connection are archived on this blog, available in the left-hand sidebar.

Andrew is currently completing a term as the pastor of Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church in Henderson, North Carolina (2008-2010). He loves the preaching, teaching, discipleship formation, and pastoral care that have made up his ministry in this small membership, rural church.

He also has past experience as a campus minister at Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee (2001-2003), and as the associate pastor of First United Methodist Church in Searcy, Arkansas (2003-2006). Since responding to a call to ordained ministry, Andrew has always found himself with one leg in the academy and one leg in pastoral ministry. The combination of those two is a passion for him, and he sees it as a way to embody Charles Wesley's call to "Unite the pair so long disjoined, knowledge and vital piety."

Originally from Paragould, Arkansas, Andrew is married to the former Emily Austin. They reside in Durham, North Carolina, with their cats, Ruthie and Lulu.They are expecting their first child in September.