Rick Shoemaker graduated summa cum laude from Cumberland College and continued his theological training at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the pastor at First Bapt...view moreRick Shoemaker graduated summa cum laude from Cumberland College and continued his theological training at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the pastor at First Baptist Church of New Carlisle, Ohio, and a certified Christian conciliator with Church Transformation Ministries. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have two grown daughters and three grandchildren.view less