Eric was born in Houston, Texas, but his family moved shortly thereafter to the Huntsville area in Alabama. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Samford University in Birmingham, he attended Beeson Divinity School and received a Master of Divinity in December of 2007. He was ordained as Assistant Pastor of Riverwood in September of 2008. Eric is married to Jen, who works as a nurse in addition to assisting him in ministry. He enjoys doing anything outdoors and reading—especially theology by people who have been dead for a long while.