Background
Minnix, James Michael was born on August 17, 1944 in Shelby, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Calvin and Kitty Elizabeth (Crawford) Minnix.
Minnix, James Michael was born on August 17, 1944 in Shelby, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Calvin and Kitty Elizabeth (Crawford) Minnix.
Associate of Arts, Gardner Webb University, 1970. Bachelor cum laude, Gardner Webb University, 1972. Master of Divinity, Trinity Theological Seminary, 1991.
Doctor in Ministry summa cum laude, Trinity Theological Seminary, 1993.
Interim pastor, Mulls Memorial Baptist Church, Shelby, 1968;
interim pastor, Second Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, North Carolina, 1969;
pastor, Rock Springs Baptist Church, Blacksburg, 1969-1972;
pastor, Gum Branch Baptist Church, Hartsville, South Carolina., 1972-1974;
pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Kannapolis, North Carolina, 1974-1979;
pastor, First Baptist Church, Marshall, North Carolina, 1979-1982;
senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Cherryville, North Carolina, 1982-1990;
senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Lilburn, Georgia, since 1990. President North Carolina Baptist Pastors, Cary, North Carolina, 1989. Chaplain Georgia Senate and House, Atlanta, 1991.
Charter member Electronic Bible Society, Dallas, 1995. Member commission on committees Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville, 1996.
Member of the board of reference Eliada Home for Children, Asheville, North Carolina, 1984. Member Executive Committee Georgia Baptist Convention, since 1998, administrative committee, since 1998. With United States Army, 1963-1966.
Married Lalla Jayne Lloyd, December 22, 1962. Children: Sherry, Christopher.