Meet the Staff
Tom Daniel, Associate Pastor of Education & Students
A Jackson, MS native, Tom is a Mississippi State University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary graduate. Tom has been on staff at Adaton since November 2005, having served for nine months as Interim Pastor and then as part-time Associate Pastor until 2007, when he began serving in a full-time capacity. He has served churches in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi - primarily in student/recreation roles - for over 30 years. Tom and his wife, Lisa, have made Starkville home since 1990. They have three grown sons - Bryan (29, & daughter-in-law, Ellen, living in Cincinnati), Anthony (26, New York City), and Matthew (24, Los Angeles). Office Phone: 323-3735
Cell Phone: 617-2094
Brian Brasher, Associate Pastor of Worship Leadership
Although he has traveled to and lived in several different areas, Brian considers Starkville home. He has lived most of his life here, he studied music education at MSU, and he was a member of Adaton Baptist Church over fifteen years ago while his father served as the church's minister of music. He has had the privilege of traveling and singing with several gospel music ministries. It was during some of these travels that Brian met his wife Heidi. After having been married in December 2004, they lived in Heidi's home state of Minnesota for two years until they moved back to Starkville to further pursue God's musical calling on their lives. Brian became Adaton Baptist Church's Associate Pastor of Worship Leadership in January 2007. He was ordained as a Minister of the Gospel in April 2010. Brian and Heidi are the very proud parents of Ellie (age 3), and Gibson (born June 16, 2011). Emily Francis, Administrative Assistant
Emily grew up in Germantown, TN and moved to Starkville in 2004 to attend Mississippi State University (where she met her husband, David). She graduated from MSU in May 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. While in college, Emily had the privilege of working as a youth intern at Adaton. She married her husband David in May 2008, and joined the staff at Adaton full-time in August 2008. David has been playing guitar with the Adaton worship team since 2006, and is currently working on a PhD in mechanical engineering at MSU. Emily & David are Bulldog fans to the core, and love to spend the Fall tailgating in the Junction at MSU. They are expecting their first child, a baby girl, in February 2012.