Mark Landers grew up in a Christian home in Fannin County and made a profession of faith at a young age. After many years of faithful membership in Southern Baptist churches, he joined a Calvinistic baptist church in Plano, TX in 2006. He served there as a deacon until 2012, also completing a M.A. in Religion from Reformed Theological Seminary. He recently moved back to the Bonham area and is participating in the church planting at Sovereign Grace Baptist Church. He is married to Rachel and they have 6 children.