Mark and Lori have been in full-time ministry since graduating from college. Throughout their ministry they have worked in local churches as well as Bible Schools. They have also traveled in concert ministry across the U.S., with visits to Canada, Russia, Mexico, and Turkey. They have a passion to lead people in worship and to awaken in them a desire for more of the Word of God and a closer relationship with Jesus Christ.

Mark and Lori make their home in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area where they serve as Worship Pastors and Elders for the Fellowship of Joy in Grand Prairie, TX. Fellowship of Joy is a young, multi-ethnic, multi-congregational, and exciting church that is passionate to see lost people saved. If you are in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area please stop by and visit a Sunday service. For more information visit the church web page: www.fellowshipofjoy.com.

In addition to being on staff at Fellowship of Joy, Mark also is in charge of the worship for the chapel services at The Criswell College in Dallas and Lori is a show room manager at the Dallas Market.

Chad, their son, is now married to a wonderful young lady named Erika and they recently gave Mark & Lori their first grand baby, a little girl named Caillet. They live in the Dallas area and are involved in music production and worship ministry.

Chelsea, their daughter, is in High School and is very involved in music, theater, and soft ball. She is also emerging as a great young singer and is becoming more and more involved in ministry. The summer of 2008 she was an intern for Christ For The Nations youth camp programs and in the summer of 2009 she is spending four to six weeks doing missions work in Serbia or Guatemala.

Mark and Lori have written many songs that have been sung and/or recorded by artists such as Don Moen, Geron Davis, Vicki Yohe, Judy Jacobs, Joni Lamb, Anne Downing, The Brooklyn Tabernacle, and others. Their most well-known song "Mercy Seat" has been sung in hundreds of revival services, as thousands have given their heart to the Lord.

    * Mercy Seat (written with Steve Richardson and Jeff Harpole)
      Recorded by Travis Cottrell, Voices of Lee, Vicki Yohe, Karen Wheaton, Don Moen
    * We Will Know Joy
      Recorded by the Daywind Artist
    * I'll Be Up Again
      Sung by The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
    * That's Why There's Grace
      Recorded by Anne Downing
    * He Has Not Changed
      Recorded by Judy Jacobs, Safely Anchored
    * The Most Precious One
      Recorded by Lari Goss, sung by The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir