Executive Team
Tim Akin
Senior Pastor
Pastor Tim Akin answered God's call to become the Senior Pastor of FBCD in December of 2017. He believes the local Church is God's primary vehicle for accomplishing His mission in the world today. Tim and his wife, Anna, spent two years on the mission field serving with the International Mission Board before returning to the States for vocational ministry. His passion for missions and disciple-making is evident in all that he does. He is currently finishing his PhD in Systematic Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and Anna have six children.
David White
Executive Pastor
David retired as a partner from the prestigious accounting firm, KPMG. He entered his next season of ministry and life by joining our staff in 2019 serving as our Executive Pastor. He and his wife, Debbie, have two sons with families of their own. David and Debbie have been members of FBCD for over twenty years. He oversees all finances and facilities for our church family, and his favorite hobbies are watching action movies and spending time with family.
Lisa Black
Executive Assistant
Lisa has been a member of FBCD for over thirty years. She and her husband, Brian, have three grown children with families of their own. She currently serves as the Executive Assistant at FBCD while also teaching a young adult Sunday school class. Her favorite hobbies are reading and spending time with her granddaughter.
Discipleship Team
Phillip Morris
Kids Pastor
Phillip Morris has been at FBCD for thirteen years, ten of which he has served on staff in numerous capacities. He currently serves as our Pastor to Kids and the Director of our Go Sports Ministries. He and his wife, Tina, have three children, and in his spare time he enjoys playing disc golf.
Joan Cole
Preschool Director / Ministry Assistant
Joan and her husband, Gregg, have been married for thirty years and members of FBCD just over twenty years. They have two daughters, and they enjoy spending time with family. She has served on staff for eleven years, and currently serves in our Kids Ministry.
Landon Moss
Student Pastor
Landon came to FBCD in 2021 as a Pastoral Intern, but he now serves as our Student Pastor. He is a graduate of Clemson University and is currently working on his MDiv at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He loves sports, traveling, and seeing the next generation know and love Jesus.
Montana Mathis
Ministry Assistant
Montana grew up at FBCD, and has served on staff for five years. She serves in our Student and Worship Arts Ministries, and is currently seeking her MA in Counseling from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Her favorite hobbies are trying different coffee shops with friends and traveling.
Javier Lopez
Hispanic Ministry Pastor
Javier and his wife, Grace answered God’s call and came to FBCD in 2022. We have witnessed how God has moved powerfully among the Hispanic community in the Douglasville area. Pastor Javier began a Hispanic Bible study that quickly became its own vibrant Hispanic worship service in 2023. He enjoys reading and traveling, speaks three languages, and teaches virtually around the world.
Jim Cook
Director of Missions
Jim Cook has been a member of FBCD for ten years and serves on staff overseeing Missions and Facilities. He is a retired construction manager and gifted craftsman. He and his wife, Deenie, have three grown children, and in his spare time, he enjoys reading and building things.
Jon Mancil
Adult Discipleship Director
Jon joined the FBCD family in 2020. He has been married to his wife, Shannon, since 1991, and they have four children and one grandchild. He is a full-time sales Director for the Latin American division of his company. He enjoys running and training for triathlons.
Stephanie Andrade
Ministry Assistant
Stephanie joined the staff at FBCD in the Fall of 2024. She has a passion for leading the church in worship and seeing others come to know the power of Christ in their lives. She also is the mother of three amazing sons and the wife of Abi.
Worship Arts Team
Timothy Thomas
Worship Minister
Timothy came to FBCD in 2021 as a Worship Arts Intern, but he now serves as our Worship Minister. He is a graduate of Shorter University with a Bachelor of Music in Worship Leadership with piano primary and voice secondary. He is pursuing both a Master of Divinity degree and a Master of Arts degree in Biblical Counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He loves music producing, spending time with
family, and watching college football.
family, and watching college football.
Clay DeBolt
Technical Production Pastor
Clay came to FBCD in 2014 to serve as the Technical Production Director. He was ordained in 2022 as a pastor, and oversees all AVL Production and IT operations while also serving as the Financial Director for our church. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have three children.
Montana Mathis
Communications Director
Montana grew up at FBCD, and has served on staff for five years. She serves in our Student and Worship Arts Ministries, and is currently seeking her MA in Counseling from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Her favorite hobbies are trying different coffee shops with friends and traveling.
Abi Andrade
Worship Arts Director
Abi is originally from Mexico City, Mexico, but now calls Atlanta his home. Along with his wife, Stephanie, and their three sons, Abi moved to Douglasville to come on staff at FBCD in the Fall of 2024. He loves theology and helping others understand the gospel of Jesus Christ. He serves both the FBCD and Go Iglesia Powder Springs campuses.
Abbi Andrews
Worship Arts Associate
Abbi came to FBCD in 2021 as a Worship Arts Intern but now serves as our Worship Arts Associate and GCA Music Teacher. She is a graduate of Shorter University and California Baptist University and is currently pursuing her PhD in Christian Worship at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. She loves traveling, going to concerts, and spending time with friends and family.
David White
Executive Pastor
David retired as a partner from the prestigious accounting firm, KPMG. He entered his next season of ministry and life by joining our staff in 2019 serving as our Executive Pastor. He and his wife, Debbie, have two sons with families of their own. David and Debbie have been members of FBCD for over twenty years. He oversees all finances and facilities for our church family. His favorite hobbies are watching action movies and spending time with family.
Lisa Black
Executive Assistant
Lisa has been a member of FBCD for over thirty years. She and her husband, Brian, have three grown children with families of their own. She currently serves as the Executive Assistant at FBCD while also teaching a young adult Sunday school class. Her favorite hobbies are reading and spending time with her granddaughter.
Jim Cook
Director of Operations
Jim Cook has been a member of FBCD for ten years and serves on staff overseeing Missions and Facilities. He is a retired construction manager and gifted craftsman. He and his wife, Deenie, have three grown children, and in his spare time, he enjoys reading and building things.
Abi Andrade
Facilities
Abi is originally from Mexico City, Mexico, but now calls Atlanta his home. Along with his wife, Stephanie, and their three sons, Abi moved to Douglasville to come on staff at FBCD in the Fall of 2024. He loves theology and helping others understand the gospel of Jesus Christ. He serves both the FBCD and Go Iglesia Powder Springs campuses.
Leigh Shadix
Ministry Assistant
Leigh has been a member of FBCD for over forty years and serves on staff exercising her gifts and passion of hospitality and cooking to serve our church family and our community. She and her husband, Keith, enjoy spending time with their six children and their grandchildren.