Pastor Bryan Carter, senior pastor of Concord Missionary Baptist Church, encourages us with how to handle tests in our lives.

About the Contributors

Bryan Carter

Bryan Carter is the Senior Pastor of Concord Church in Dallas, TX, and has served as pastor for seventeen years. Concord Church currently serves over 9,000 members. He is also committed to helping the city of Dallas and is currently serving on multiple boards, including the Dallas Regional Chamber, Mayor’s Star Council, and the Dallas ISD Superintendent Advisory Cabinet.  He leads Harmony Community Development Corporation, an organization committed to improving the community of southern Dallas through building stronger families and economic development.  He also leads the African American Pastors Coalition, a fellowship of over sixty churches committed to serving and addressing key needs in the Dallas community.

Bryan is a graduate of Oklahoma State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education with a specialty in Science and Math and is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary where he earned a Master of Arts in Christian Education with a specialty in Family Ministry.  He also is a recipient of an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Dallas Baptist University.  Bryan is married to his college sweetheart, Stephanie Sadberry-Carter and has two daughters, Kaitlynand Kennedy and one son, Carson.