Dale has been in ministry since 1982. He has served as a pastor, youth minister, music minister, and spent two years in vocational evangelism. He is a graduate of Arkansas Tech University (BA), Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv), and Andersonville Theological Seminary (ThD). He has been at Concord since January 2006. Dale loves to read, hunt, sing, eat, and watch as much college football as is humanly possible. He has a passion for men’s ministry and mission.

Dale’s wife, Tami, is also a graduate of Arkansas Tech University (BS) and was an active leader at the Baptist Student Union where she and Dale met. She has been an accountant, comptroller, small business owner, librarian, church secretary, and a retail merchandiser. She loves gardening, swimming, camping, cooking, and Hallmark movies. She has a passion for women’s ministry, discipleship, and prayer. Dale and Tami married in 1986 and they have two grown children and two grandsons.

Donna Yardley is from Houston, TX. She and her husband Mark have been married since 1985. They moved to Arkansas with their son Corey in 1997 shortly before the birth of their second son, Andrew. Donna has been teaching children’s Sunday School, Mission Friends, AWANAS, and Vacation Bible School for more than 30 years. She previously served as Preschool Coordinator. She has served as Children’s Coordinator since 2012.

Justin Dowdy is our Media Coordinator. He has the responsibility of helping the administrative team prepare the church body for our communal gatherings of congregational worship. He started as a volunteer in the church office in 2017 and came on staff in 2022. He actively serves in the church’s music ministry and children’s ministry. Justin has an Associate’s degree from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, and is currently a student at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, working on obtaining his bachelor’s in business and master’s in education. When not serving at the church, you’re guaranteed to find Justin at a piano. God left a major impact on Justin when he did some mission work in Trujillo, Peru in 2018. Since then, Justin has actively been seeking the next door of opportunity God opens up for him to serve.