About BBC Pastor Mike Glenn

Mike Glenn

One might call him an explorer of philosophy, a dynamic pastor, or a great orator of this generation; but Mike Glenn just likes to be known as “Mike the Storyteller”, one who expresses God’s truth and hope to all people.

Incredibly authentic, humble, and humorous in nature, Mike has an uncanny ability to captivate an audience of people with a contagious fascination for God’s Word—on any platform. But he’s at his best when he’s sitting face-to-face with someone else talking about life over a cup of coffee. more...

Since he began as pastor of Brentwood Baptist Church (BBC) in 1991, membership in this Brentwood, Tennessee congregation has skyrocketed from 900 to more than 7,000. And attendance at Kairos, a mid-week worship service at BBC where Mike speaks, has grown to more than 1,000 people in just a few short years. Divinely wired for one-on-one interactions with others, Mike still pursues these kinds of relationships with members in his congregation.

A locally and nationally sought-after speaker, Mike was featured at the International Conference on Evangelism in Cambridge, England in April 2007. He’s served as a trustee for Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee for the past seven years and is chaplain for the city of Brentwood. In addition, Mike is the author of In Real Time: Young Adult Ministry As It Happens, in which he describes Kairos’ ministry to the post-modern culture.

Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, Mike graduated from Samford University with a degree in speech and drama and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky with two degrees: master of divinity and doctorate of ministry. Before migrating to Tennessee, he pastored two churches in South Carolina.

Mike is married to Jeannie and they have twin sons, Chris and Craig.


Meet Our Ministers

  • Aaron Bryant Kairos Pastor

    Originally from Nashville, Aaron graduated from Samford University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree. He joined our staff in 2002 and currently serves as the venue pastor during the 11:11 AM Worship Service on Sunday mornings, teaches at Kairos Roots on Thursday nights, disciples men in a weekly, growing Bible study called Man Church, and more. He enjoys communicating the Bible and helping people take next steps in their spiritual journey. Aaron is married to Amy and they have two sons, Silas and Isaiah.

    • Phone: 615.324.6106

  • Amy Carter Children's Minister

    Originally from Danielsville, Georgia, Amy graduated from Emmanuel College. While there, she served as a summer missionary in Wyoming and Virginia and was a staffer and camp director for Crosspoint and CentriKid for five summers. After college, she worked at Lifeway Christian Resources as the Event Coordinator and volunteered at Brentwood Baptist before she left to attend Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Texas. Currently, she takes on the roles of teacher, mentor, mom, and more to 400 kids who come through the doors at Brentwood Baptist each week. Amy's goal is to help them understand who God is, how they can have a relationship with Him, and live their lives to reflect His glory.

    • Phone: 615.324.6135

  • Amy Jo Girardier Girls Minister/Student Missions Coordinator

    • Phone: 615.324.6134

  • Ann Edwards Preschool Minister

    • Phone: 615.324.6108

  • Becky Gross Community Missions Minister

    Originally from Fresno, California, Becky graduated from California State University in Fresno with an elementary education degree. After graduation, she worked as an educational therapist at the Centre for Neuro Skills in Bakersfield, California before God called her to serve as a missionary overseas. Through the International Mission Board, she served as a Journeyman for two years in Jakarta, Indonesia before returning home. In early 2008, she moved to Nashville to do temporary work with Lifeway, which involved developing and organizing places of service for teenagers across the United States at Centrifuge/M-Fuge camp locations. One year later, she joined our staff full-time. At Brentwood Baptist, Becky's role is to connect members to places of service in the community where they can meet needs and share Christ.

    • Phone: 615.324.6153

  • Bob Carlton Church Multiplication Minister

    For more than 15 years, Bob has been in full-time ministry—and the last 12 have been spent planting churches and training church planters to multiply. Prior to becoming a church planter Bob served as a worship leader and co-pastor of the college ministry called "Encounter" at Willow Creek Community Church. During his time there, he won a Dove Award for Hard Music Album of the Year while playing with the band Massivivid. Later, he joined two other Willow Creek pastors in Austin, Texas to help plant Gateway Community Church, known for the phrase "no perfect people allowed." Before joining our staff in 2009, he helped develop and lead the Emerging Church Network with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Bob is married to Kristina.

    • Phone: 615.324.6174

  • Cathy Patterson Catalyst Minister

    She’s a woman who wears many hats—some more colorful than others. Each week, Cathy plays the role of a mentor, friend, counselor, and encourager to more than 1,200 young adults each week who attend Kairos, a mid-week, modern worship experience at Brentwood Baptist. She has served with Brentwood Baptist since 2000. Cathy is married to Jackson and they have two children, Rachael and Alex.

    • Phone: 615.324.6115

  • Chris Blanton Middle School Minister

    • Phone: 615.324.6154

  • Dennis Worley Music & Worship Minister

    Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Dennis graduated from Baylor University and later moved to Nashville to work in the Christian music industry. In 1993, he left his career as a producer to join our staff along with his ministry partner and wife, Karla. Since then, he's focused on making every Sunday an unforgettable worship experience for everyone and he's led the Music & Worship Ministry in community outreach events, several CD recording projects, and more. Dennis and Karla have three sons—Seth, Matt, and Ben—and one grandson.

    • Phone: 615.324.6129
    • Blog: DennisWorley.com | Twitter.com/120crayons

  • Gayle Haywood Senior Adult Congregational Care Minister

    Gayle received her Bachelor of Science degree from Coker College in South Carolina and went on to complete her master’s degree in religious education from Wake Forest Theological Seminary in North Carolina. Since joining our staff in 1981, she's served in various ministerial roles. She began in the Preschool & Children's Ministry and today serves our senior adults and Prayer Ministry. Gayle is married to David and they have three daughters: Amy, Sara, and Laura Anne.

    • Phone: 615.324.6133

  • Jim Baker Associate Pastor

    Born in Paris, Tennessee and raised in Memphis, Jim graduated from Rhodes University in Memphis and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Texas. He began his ministry on staff at Immanuel Baptist Church in Alexandria, Louisiana for three years and the moved on to Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas for the next three. Before joining our staff in 2004, he served at First Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi for 22 years. In the past, he's been the president of the Executive Pastor's Metro Association and served on the Board of Trustees for Mission First, Inc., Mayor's Downtown Jackson, Mississippi Strategic Planning Committee, Mississippi State Council for Quality Control, Board of Trustees for Mission Mississippi, Inc., and Advisory Board for PLACE Ministries, Inc. At Brentwood Baptist, his role is to use his gifts and strengths to facilitate the implementation of the church's mission, vision, and strategies through the stewarding of its human, financial, physical, and spiritual resources. Jim is married to Lisa and they share their home with their dog, Francie.

    • Phone: 615.324.6148

  • Jim Hammerly Music & Worship Associate Minister

    For the past 25 years, he's worked in the Christian music industry with six solo piano recordings with Word Records and a discography of more than 200 gospel recordings. He's also assisted in writing, arranging, and playing alongside Carol Cymbala at the Brooklyn Tabernacle in New York and served as Music Minister at Christ Church in Nashville. From 2004-2005, Jim served in our Music & Worship Ministry before becoming the Worship Pastor at The Church on the Way in Van Nuys, California. In 2009, he returned to join our staff. Jim is married to JoAnne and they have three children: Fenton, Joseph, and Aimee Rose.

    • Phone: 615.324.6285

  • Jim Jenkins Stewardship Minister & Rockbridge Director

    After retiring from his first career and attending seminary, Jim joined our staff as the Single Adult Minister in 1998. Since that time he's served in a variety of roles. Not only does he serve with the RockBridge Foundation, but he also works with pastoral care teams, the new member process, and the hospitality ministry. Jim is married to Dianne and they have three sons and eight grandchildren.

    • Phone: 615.324.6116

  • Ken Corr Congregational Care Minister

    Originally from Auburn, Alabama, Ken graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science degree in education, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree and a Doctorate of Ministry degrees, and The University of Memphis with a Master of Science degree in community agency counseling. Before joining our staff in 2008, Ken was the pastor of First Baptist Church in Memphis for 12 years and served at the Church Health Center as the Congregational Relations Specialist. Currently, he's a published author and member of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling. At Brentwood Baptist, Ken's role is to work closely with individuals in need of counseling to provide assessment and referral to licensed therapists. He also provides leadership for the deacon ministry, supervision for support groups, and direction for funeral and wedding planning. Ken is married to Denise and they have four children: Zachary, Rachel, Caroline, and Charlotte.

    • Phone: 615.324.6169

  • Kim Cox Associate Missions Minister

    Originally from Alaska, Kim graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering and operations research and from the University of Southern California with master’s degree in public administration. Before joining our staff in 2005, she served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force (in the space program), an Academic Counselor at Belmont and Vanderbilt Universities, and a professional photographer. Over the past 15 years, she’s been on more than 20 mission journeys—from Louisiana to Indonesia. Kim is married to Paul Cox, an active member of Brentwood Baptist’s Worship Ministry.

    • Phone: 615.324.6150

  • Linc Taylor Student Minister

    • Phone: 615.324.6144

  • Mike Lawrence Music & Worship Instrumental Minister

    From West Monroe, Louisiana, Mike attended and graduated from Northeast Louisiana University with a music education degree. Before joining our staff in 1995, he worked at Word Music for 10 years as a producer, editor, arranger, and orchestrator. In the past, he's spent 12 years on a marching and symphonic band, six years as a drum major of a marching band, and was the church orchestra director, youth choir director, and student minister as his home church in Louisiana. At Brentwood Baptist, his purpose is to connect people to Christ through instrumental music. Mike is married to Melanie and they have three children: Jacob, Joshua, and Hope.

    • Phone: 615.324.6139

  • Ray Fairchild Connection Minister

    A graduate of Houston Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS), Ray was a pastor in Texas for eight years before entering the mission field in 1981. For 27 years, the Fairchilds served as full-time missionaries in Brazil. There, he trained and equipped churches and pastors in evangelism, discipleship, and church planting, and more. During the last 10 years of their ministry Brazil before joining our staff in 2010, more than 300 Brentwood Baptist members served with them through mission journeys. Ray is married to Sharon and they have three sons: Michael, David, and Stephen.

    • Phone: 615.324.6244

  • Roger Severino Adult Minister

    Raised in the Nashville area, Roger attended Vanderbilt University, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, and went on to work in banking. Later, he attended Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, graduated with a Master of Divinity degree, and went to serve in youth ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina. He eventually came back to Nashville to be part of a church plant before joining our staff in 2004. He loves reaching and discipling men as well as equipping all believers to serve God’s kingdom. Roger is married to Mary Anne and they have three children: Stephen, Kelly, and Jake.

    • Phone: 615.324.6132

  • Scott Harris Missions Minister

    A native of San Jose, California, Scott spent part of his childhood as a missionary kid in Barbados. He later served in London and Hong Kong as a student minister and pastor. A graduate of California Baptist University and Golden Gate Theological Seminary, he currently serves as a trustee for the International Mission Board. In 2002, he joined the staff and today oversees the missions, evangelism, and church multiplication efforts of Brentwood Baptist. Scott is married to Beth and they have two children, Elizabeth and Jonathan.

    • Phone: 615.324.6123

  • Steve Layton Discipleship Minister

    Originally from Fultondale, Alabama, Steve received his undergraduate degree from Samford University and later graduated from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree in Pastoral Ministries and a Doctorate of Ministry in Leadership and Administration. Before joining our staff in 2009, he served in discipleship at First Baptist in Fultondale, First Baptist in Alexander City, Alabama, Lakeside Baptist in Birmingham, NorthPark Baptist in Trussville, Alabama, and Lifeway Christian Resources. At Brentwood Baptist, his purpose is to lead the discipleship team and volunteer leadership to equip and encourage people to journey toward Christlikeness. Steve is married to Melinda and they have five children: Kristen, Meaghan, Matthew, Michael, and John.

    • Phone: 615.324.6107

  • Steve Smith Communications Minister

    Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Steve received his Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Mercer University and a Master of Arts degree in corporate communication and technology from Rollins College. Before joining our staff in 2008, he served at First Baptist Church in Orlando, Florida as the Pastor of Media and Communication Ministries for 13 years. In the past, he's been on the National Religious Broadcasters’ Advisory Council and the Board of Directors for Exchange Ministries. Since 1992, he's been a member of the Metro Media Ministers Association and served as their past president. He's also a member of the Leadership Orlando Class of 2007 and the Leadership Brentwood Class of 2011. At Brentwood Baptist, his goal is to develop communication strategies and be the team leader and champion for a talented group of professionals in the fields of marketing and media. Steve is married to Brandi and they have two daughters, Ellie and Olivia.

    • Phone: 615.324.6104

  • Yunhan Gwo Chinese Minister

    • Phone: 615.324.6185