About the Author

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Benny Tate, PhD, has served for over thirty years as senior pastor of Rock Springs Church in Milner, Georgia. Under his leadership, the church has grown in attendance from eighty to more than 8,000 people. Rock Springs Church has multiple thriving campuses across middle Georgia as well as an online campus. Dr. Tate also served as president of the Congregational Methodist denomination for ten years and has served as a guest chaplain for the US Senate and House ofRepresentatives. The author of Defy the Odds, Dr. Tate is passionate about encouraging and supporting other leaders and ministries, which he does through his Leads Club podcast and Defy the Odds church-growth conferences. Dr. Tate and his wife, Barbara, have been married for over thirty-seven years and have one daughter, Savannah Abigail. They currently reside in Forsyth, Georgia.