Stephen VippermanStephen M. Vipperman was born the son of a Southern Baptist preacher-the fifth Baptist preacher in five generations. After graduating from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, he was commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy. He went irectly to BUD/S-Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL-after which he served for four years and completed two deployments with SEAL Team FOUR before resigning his commission in order to answer God's call to the ministry. Stephen then earned aMaster of Divinity with Biblical Languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. In June of 2000 he became the pastor of Bear Swamp Baptist Church in Lake View, South Carolina. He has been the pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Nichols, South Carolina, since 2016. In 1994 he married his high school sweetheart, and together they have two beautiful children. Read More Read Less