Hometown: Abilene
Present City: Dallas
Education: B.S., Southern Nazarene University; M.D., Baylor College of Medicine
Profession: Pediatrician
Tell us about your family and work.
I have been happily married to Keri Mitchell for 22 years, and we have been blessed with two amazing daughters, Elliana, 15, and Everly, 10. We also have two fun-loving dogs, Ruth and Sonia. My father, Hank, is a member at Wilshire, and my younger sister, Alesha, also lives in Dallas. My mother, Kathy, died in 2021, but her memory remains a palpable part of all of our lives. I have been a pediatrician at Forest Lane Pediatrics since 2009.
Any favorite hobbies?
I love playing golf and do it every chance I get. My other hobby is cooking, especially BBQ.
What brought you to Wilshire and when?
Keri had the pleasure of being George Mason’s editor for many years while she worked for Advocate Magazine. Through that relationship we have had a connection to Wilshire since we moved to Dallas. Prior to attending Wilshire we were part of an inner-city Nazarene Church plant. Due to that ministry changing post-Covid and Elliana starting high school, we decided to join Wilshire in 2023. We believe that living like Jesus is hard and something that we can’t do alone. We were looking for a community that would continue to guide and shape us to be more like Jesus, and where we could do the same for others. We are thrilled to have found that at Wilshire.
Where are you engaged at Wilshire?
Keri and I are part of Avodah Class, and I am on Georgia McKee’s Lay Support Team.
What do you think God is up to in your life right now?
God is working on me to live my life like I know the end of my story. I don’t know why bad things happen to good people or why God answers some prayers and not others. What I do know is that through Jesus we have victory over death and any trials or tribulations that we may experience in this life. I don’t know what today or tomorrow holds, but I do know how my journey ends. God is challenging me to live out that belief. What would my life look like if I approached my fears, apprehensions and anxieties with the understanding that the end of my story will be the same no matter what happens in the middle — that whatever happens, there will be victory in Jesus?