Bert has served as Lead Pastor at Berea since 2002, and became pastor at Crawford Avenue through the merger process. He and his wife Nikki have two sons, Noah and Isaiah, and one daughter, Tatom. Bert has a bachelor’s degree from Columbia International University as well as both a Master of Divinity and Doctorate of Ministry from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He enjoys spending time with his family, reading, working out, and watching Georgia Tech football.