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 six children: Ty, Micah, Lily, Grey, Rhett, and Evy. 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

KEN FISHER

ASHETON AMERSON

JASON WILLIAMSON

JARRETT MCNEELY

TRIPP ATKINSON
Lead Team Support

VIRGINIA MELVIN

BARBARA ANDERSON

CRYSTAL QUARLES

AUBREY ANDERSON

MEGHAN PRUITT

AMBER ZOLLER

MATTHEW COMPTON
Adult Ministries

ASHETON AMERSON

GENE PACE

KRIS KURIGER

ERIC KUYKENDALL

TONYA JONES

BECCA FISHER
Connections Ministry

JARRETT MCNEELY

KRISTI MOORE

JESS FRANSEEN
Missions Ministry

JASON WILLIAMSON

ANDREW SMITH

KERI ROWLAND

ASHLEE MAHONEY

BECKY CAIN

SYLVIA BROUGHALL
Worship Ministry

DR. JOSH EPTON

JULIE MCNEELY

CANDACE HUGHES

TRAVIS BALLARD

EMILY LANFORD
NextGen Ministry

TRIPP ATKINSON

JOY LYLE

KAYLA FARMER

LAURA DYAR
Kids Ministry

ANDY ARMSTRONG

KYLE BENEFIELD

MAKENA
NEWSOME

HANNAH MARTIN

JONATHAN MCNEELY

JEAN TOLLESON
Student Ministry

TRIPP ATKINSON

CHANDLER DAVIS

ZAKK ROHRLACK

JOY LYLE

ALYSSA LIPSEY

SAMANTHA ARP
Communications Team

RACHEL CANTRELL

SAM LEE

BO LIM

DANIEL BELL

JONATHAN BRUCE

ZACH GILLISPIE

ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON

CAROLINE MCNEELY
Technical Arts Team

LEE FARMER

DARRELL COTHRAN

ALAN DRY

MARK COATES

JOSEPH O'BRIEN
Facilities Team

WAYNE ZUNKER

TYLER GLOVER

MARIA ROMERO

JENNIFER RUSH

DAVE SJOLUND

PAM SJOLUND

MARIA SAN MARTIN

LAURA CARPENTER
Early Learning Center

FRAN REEVES
