Pastor Brandon Woodard Sr. is a native of Cincinnati’s Lincoln Heights community. He holds a B.S. from The Ohio State University and an M.Div. from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, and brings more than fifteen years of pastoral and nonprofit leadership experience to River of Life. Brandon has authored several devotionals and spiritual formation resources, and has helped develop programs such as Pathways Academy, an online education initiative serving justice-impacted individuals across the country. Above all, he loves Jesus deeply and is grateful to share life with his wife, Christen, and their four children; Brooklynn, Brandon II, Braxton, and Braelyn.