As a Church Strategies Specialist, Joe Copeland works with churches in the Midlands of South Carolina who are declining and request help. He assists churches with recommendations to realign themselves in fulfilling the Great Commission. He also works with associational leadership in his area. He has served in this role since 2022. Joe has been active in pastoral ministry since 1979, holding positions as senior pastor, associate pastor, and transitional pastor in Georgia and South Carolina. He holds a Master of Divinity from Columbia International University. He and his wife, Martha, have six children.