Our Staff
Central Campus Staff
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DR. D.J. HORTON
Senior Pastor
D.J. has been the Senior Pastor of Church at The Mill since 2004. He often says his job as our shepherd is to focus on four P's; prayer, preaching, people, and purpose. An Alabama native raised in a pastor's home, he came to know Christ personally as an eight-year-old boy. His call to ministry became very clear during college. Growing spiritually but struggling with feelings of unworthiness to pastor people, D.J. began to really grasp the greatness of the grace of God. This revelation set his heart on fire to use his gifts of preaching and leadership to help others know and experience the amazing reality of God's grace in Christ.
For his training, D.J. earned a B.S. from Auburn University, where he was a member of the football team. He received an M.Div from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a doctorate degree in preaching from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He's been happily married for 20 years to his wife, Laurel. They are proud parents of seven children: Ty, Micah, Lily, Grey, Rhett, Evy, and Harmony. When he is not preaching or pastoring, D.J. is a passionate outdoorsman and an average golfer.
D.J. also founded Living Worthy Ministries to share his preaching, teaching, and other content to encourage and equip people to live lives worthy of The Lord. Check out djhorton.com for sermons, blogs, podcasts, free resources, or to book him for a speaking engagement.
Lead Team
D.J HORTON
KEN FISHER
JARRETT MCNEELY
TRIPP ATKINSON
JASON WILLIAMSON
Operations and Lead Team Support
LEE FARMER
KYLE WADE
BARBARA ANDERSON
MEGHAN PRUITT
AMBER ZOLLER
VIRGINIA MELVIN
MATTHEW COMPTON
MICHELLE UPCHURCH
JULIE ARP
ADAM KNIGHT
Adult Ministries
ASHETON AMERSON
GENE PACE
ERIC KUYKENDALL
TONYA JONES
BECCA FISHER
Connections Ministry
JARRETT MCNEELY
KRISTI MOORE
NILA KREYDICH
Missions Ministry
JASON WILLIAMSON
ANDREW SMITH
ASHLEE MAHONEY
BECKY CAIN
TOM MOSS
SYLVIA BROUGHALL
Worship Ministry
DR. JOSH EPTON
JULIE MCNEELY
CANDACE HUGHES
TRAVIS BALLARD
EMILY LANFORD
NextGen Ministry
TRIPP ATKINSON
JOY LYLE
LAURA DYAR
CORIANNE GLOVER
JEFF BUSER
COLE BRANNON
Kids Ministry
ANDY ARMSTRONG
KYLE BENEFIELD
JONATHAN MCNEELY
MAKENA
MOORE
HANNAH MARTIN
JEAN TOLLESON
Student Ministry
TRIPP ATKINSON
CHANDLER DAVIS
ZAKK ROHRLACK
JOY LYLE
ALYSSA LIPSEY
SAMANTHA ARP
Communications Team
RACHEL CANTRELL
SAM ZWECK
BO LIM
DANIEL BELL
JONATHAN BRUCE
ZACH GILLISPIE
CAROLINE MCNEELY
ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON
Technical Arts Team
DARREL COTHRAN
ALAN DRY
MARK COATES
SETH SHADBURN
Facilities Team
WAYNE ZUNKER
TYLER GLOVER
MARIA ROMERO
JENNIFER RUSH
DAVE SJOLUND
PAM SJOLUND
LAURA CARPENTER
Early Learning Center
FRAN REEVES
