Brian is the former Senior Pastor of Auburndale Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, and is the Founder and Executive Director of Practical Shepherding, Inc.

He is also a Senior Fellow for the Mathena Center for Church Revitalization and an Adjunct Professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Brian has served in pastoral ministry for over twenty-five years, spending seventeen years as Senior Pastor of Auburndale Baptist Church.

He has written or contributed to over twenty-five books to help serve pastors and church leaders on the practicalities of pastoral ministry.

Brian also trains and mentors hundreds of pastors worldwide weekly through our video cohorts in partnership with the North American Mission Board (NAMB).

His newest book, Practically Trained Pastors: A 52-Week Field Guide for Ministry in the Trenches, provides a thorough and practical training program for pastors, aspiring pastors, and church ministry leaders.