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. This book was recently revised and expanded and now titled: When Crisis Comes Home: Revised and Expanded.  It is available from the publisher, Smyth and Helwys (http://www.helwys.com/books/when_crisis comes_home.html).  It is also available in a print or Kindle edition from amazon.com.

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 38 years. They have two grown daughters and three granddaughters.

Dr. Lepper offers individual, couple and family counseling.