It's so nice to meet you.
I was raised eating boiled peanuts and playing the fiddle in the friendliest city in the south — one of those people who grew up attending church any time the doors were open. Sounds like a perfect start, right?
I grew up in Alabama, a down-home girl who liked to clog on the weekends (I may have even participated in a pageant or two). I had all that goodness going for me and yet I never really knew Jesus — so at the ripe old age of 18, I decided I'd go my own way. Spoiler alert: I made a big, huge mess of it. In those days, if you'd bet my Momma that I would one day preach the Word of God to thousands of people, she'd have taken your bet and lost the house.
It started with a cute boy inviting me to church — one reluctant yes that ended up changing everything. Today I live in Houston, Texas: a city of horrible traffic, flooding, and the occasional possum in the garage. It's also home to the two best parts of my life — the cutest twins on the planet, Beckett and Eli.
Not many years after they showed up, I left my corporate ladder-climbing job for full-time ministry. After earning my Master of Arts in Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, I became the Pastor of Discipleship & Formation at The Woodlands Methodist Church. It's truly a dream of my heart come true to be leading, preaching, and serving God's people.
I have a passion for hoodie sweatshirts, non-dairy creamer, thriller books that make my heart race, and Alabama football. Pull up a seat — and, oh yeah, Roll Tide.
Two decades of leading teams — now leading the church.
Luann received a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Alabama and spent twenty years leading teams — from store manager at Babies "R" Us to Distribution Manager at Target to Vice President and Branch Manager at Wells Fargo. Eight years ago, God called her to bring that experience into her local church.
She grew to lead five ministries and a staff of twelve, raised hundreds of leaders and volunteers, and trained more than 75 churches and pastors. She was the first female member of her church's preaching team and is passionate about the value of women and minorities in leadership and in the pulpit.