Mark is a native Oklahoman from the Ada area (Byng) and graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a music degree. Following several years of teaching, playing trumpet, and working as a church musician, he attended Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida, graduating with a Master of Divinity degree. He is a Board Certified Clinical Chaplain and has pastored churches in Texas, Georgia, and Oklahoma. Mark also serves from time to time as a hospice chaplain and volunteer chaplain with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.