As a Southwest Oklahoma native, he grew up in the city of Lawton. After high school he attended college at Oklahoma Baptist University where he received a BA in Religion. He then attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas and earned his Master of Divinity Degree. He served in churches in Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee for 15 years. In 2008, he completed his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry and served as class president for 3 years. After graduation he worked as an Associate Dentist for several years then bought his own dental practice in Oklahoma City in 2011.