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 as the Assistant Director of the Mathena Center. He is a Ph.D. candidate at SBTS and was a Mathena intern in 2018-2019.