About the Author

 

Rev. Joey Reed

Rev. Joey Reed, OSL
Pastor
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Joey Reed pastors Mayfield First United Methodist Church in Mayfield, Kentucky. You can track ministry there by visiting www.mayfieldfirst.com. Joey has served churches in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia. He has been serving on church staffs since 1991. Joey was ordained an elder in the Memphis Conference of the United Methodist Church in 2001.

Joey has a simple a mission: to challenge disciples to grow. Born in Savannah, Tennessee and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Joey is a graduate of Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee and Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently pursuing his doctorate through Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.

Joey has been a member of the Order of Saint Luke since 2003. The focus of the order is on sacramental and liturgical scholarship and practice, and ongoing spiritual formation guided by the Rule of Life and Service.

His passions include discipleship, building community, jazz, good books, great coffee, and teaching people about Jesus. Joey and his wife Laurinda have two grown children: James and Rebecca.