B.A., M.Div., D.Min.

   Fellow, AAPC

Dr. John Lepper has served as a staff counselor at St. Matthews  Pastoral Counseling Center since 1999. He was Director of the Family  Ministry Department of the Kentucky Baptist Convention for 12 years  and served as a pastor for 15 years.  He has been an interim pastor  on 17 different occasions.  He has written two books as well as  chapters in several other books.  He has also written over one  hundred articles.

Dr. Lepper has been the keynote speaker at several marriage  enrichment events and has also spoken in numerous churches on the  subject of family relationships.  He and his wife Connie have led  numerous marriage enrichment retreats.  His book, When Crisis Comes  Home, was the family emphasis theme book for a large denomination on  two occasions.

Dr. Lepper earned his Bachelor of Arts in Religion at Carson Newman  College, Jefferson City, Tennessee and Master of Divinity and Doctor  of Ministry from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1977 and  1981 respectively.  He completed a pastoral counseling residency at  Personal Counseling Center, Clarksville, Indiana and is a Fellow in  the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.

He and his wife, Connie, have been married for 35 years. They have  two grown daughters and two granddaughters.

Dr. Lepper offers individual, couple and family counseling.