Mike Ricks has served families in Georgia for over 30 years, beginning as a part-time youth minister at a local church. He was an associate pastor at Briarwood Baptist Church in Oconee County, GA and a state missionary with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, serving in the Next Gen ministry. In his role with the GBMB, Mike worked with churches across the state to help them grow their ministries to children, students, and families.  
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Mike received his Masters of Divinity in Biblical Studies from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and has a double major in Accounting and Management Information Systems from the University of Georgia.