The first thing to know about Shayne is that he scored a major coup by marrying Carrie in 1992. They met in college at Western Kentucky University, where Shayne came to know Christ through Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Carrie is a gifted musician and serves as the Worship Director and Women’s Ministry Director at All Souls Fellowship in Decatur, GA. They have three kids, all of whom live in Atlanta: Calvin, (24), who is married to Heather, Emma (22), and Audrey (20). As they grew up, none of their kids realized it was weird for their Dad to be a Pastor. Shayne and Carrie still have two dogs at home: Gus is an English Golden Retriever, and Jax is a Labradoodle.
Shayne grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. A graduate of Western Kentucky University, he was led to the Lord through the ministry of The Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Called to vocational ministry while in college, Shayne received his Master of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.
Shayne has served as a Youth Pastor for churches in Missouri, Virginia, and Atlanta. In 2001, he came to Intown Community Church in Atlanta to plant a new church. He and Carrie started All Souls Fellowship in Decatur in 2003. Under his leadership, All Souls led and assisted in planting nine churches in Colorado, Tennessee, and throughout Atlanta. Shayne continues to mentor and coach church planters.
In June 2019, Shayne became a Director of Church Planting for the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, creating a structure for recruiting, assessing, placing, resourcing, and coaching church planters.
Shayne loves to read and write. He is the author of The Briarpatch Gospel: fearlessly following Jesus into the thorny places. He enjoys exercise, riding his motorcycle, 80’s music, hanging out with friends, and is a rabid Atlanta Falcons fan. He also drinks way too much coffee and cries at weddings, which is a bit of an occupational hazard.