Mike is a native Alabamian, born in Auburn and raised in Blount County. He holds a BS in electrical engineering from Auburn University and an MS in Telecommunications and Information Systems Management from Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN. He worked as an engineer for Alabama Power Company and as a Systems Development Manager for Memphis Light, Gas and Water. He was ordained to the gospel ministry in 1990 by Grace Chapel Primitive Baptist Church in Memphis. He has served as pastor of Caraway (AR) Primitive Baptist Church and Grace Covenant, a Primitive Baptist Church in Gadsden, AL. He and his wife Betty live in Opelika, AL, and are members of Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church. They have five adult children— Elisabeth (m. Luke LaByer), Benjamin (m. Mary Branscomb), Stephen (m. Abby Green), John, and Caleb—and seven grandchildren. Mike is currently retired from technical and management work but is a tutor (Southern Union State Community College), office administrator (Brothers Gutters—Huntsville), blogger, and author on biblical subjects. McGahan Publishing House published his book, Inmillennialism: Redefining the Last Days, in 2020.
