Biography
Kent began serving at Parkwood as Children's Pastor in August, 2000. He grew up in Louisiana and lived in Texas prior to moving to Gastonia. In May, 2007, he became Pastor of Administration and Stewardship.
He graduated from Criswell College, Dallas, Texas, in 2000 with a Master of Arts degree in Christian Leadership with an emphasis in Christian Education. He has a Bachelor's degree in Business and Accounting as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from Louisiana Tech University. Prior to ministering at Parkwood, he served part time as Minister of Education and Coordinator of Children's Ministries in Texas.
Kent has business and financial experience having served as a CPA in Louisiana and Texas. He has served as a CPA in a national accounting firm, controller and accounting manager in industry, and firm administrator in a regional accounting firm. Kent is active with the Crisis Pregnancy Center of Gaston County, where he serves as Treasurer and a member of the Executive Board.
He is married to Ronda, a former middle school teacher in Gaston County. They have an adult daughter, Angela. They enjoy traveling, reading, and antiques. They have two cats.
O LORD, our Lord,
How excellent is Your name in all the earth,
Who have set Your glory above the heavens!
Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have ordained strength,
Because of Your enemies,
That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?
For You have made him a little lower than the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
You have put all things under his feet,
All sheep and oxen—
Even the beasts of the field,
The birds of the air,
And the fish of the sea
That pass through the paths of the seas.
O LORD, our Lord,
How excellent is Your name in all the earth!
-- Psalm 8
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