Meet our staff
Brian Croft
Brian serves as the Senior Fellow for the Center. He is also the Founder of Practical Shepherding a ministry focused on laboring with pastors in the trenches of pastoral ministry.
Dr. Timothy K. Beougher
Dr. Beougher serves as a fellow for the Mathena Center as well as serving as Associate Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism, and Ministry. Dr. Beougher also serves as Senior Pastor of West Broadway Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky.
Michael raye carlino
Michael Carlino serves on the administrative side of the Center as the Student Associate and Garrett Fellow. He is a Ph.D. student at SBTS and was a Mathena intern in 2018-2019. Michael aspires to be the lead pastor in a church revitalization effort.