After pastoring two churches in the Birmingham, AL area
the Lord led me to attend Tennessee Temple in Chattanooga, TN. in 1971.

My complete family were enrolled from kindergarten on up in the
early 70s when TTS was in its heydays under the leadership of
Dr. Lee Roberson.

My first two years at TTS I worked for the visitation department,
30 hours a week after classes, winning souls and doing follow up
work. What an experience that was!

One day Dr. Roberson and I were walking together on campus talking about
the ministry of TTS. Out of the blue Dr. Roberson said, "Tennessee Temple
should have never become as large as it is."

Needless to say, I was shocked at what he said and I asked him to repeat
that again. I thought to myself, I never thought I would ever hear a statement
like that coming from such a leader as he was. At that time Highland Park
Baptist Church and TTS were the largest in numbers or close to it in the
country.

I asked Dr. Roberson what he meant by that and he said, "If every pastor
would do what he is suppose to do every church would have its own
school and we would only have a small school taking care of our own
people."

His statements motivated me to plant our first Bible Institute within the
LaLoma Baptist Church that I planted in 1980 in Manila, Philippines.
Our first BI began in 1982. Since that beginning our graduates have
planted over 60 churches and over 40 Bible Institutes training nationals
to plant churches there and on mission fields around the world.

We have also made available our BI curriculum on DVD for National Pastors
and missionaries to use. You will find more information by clicking on START HERE

I praise God for letting me sit under the leadership of Dr. Lee Roberson.