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Tony Merida serves as the teaching pastor of Temple Baptist Church, a dual-campus church with 3500 members. He is also on faculty at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary sharing his love for pastoring with future pastors. He travels frequently to speak at various youth events around the country. He also writes for StudentLifeBibleStudy as well as other journals. He earned his Master of Divinity, Master of Theology, and Ph.D. in Preaching with an Emphasis in Theology from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Tony and his wife, Kimberly, live in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They also have 5 adopted children!