Lead Pastor Chris Hall
B.A., M.Div. Chris was born and raised in Greenville, SC. He became a Christian at youth camp at the age of 12. Chris graduated from high school in 1993 and married Page his high-school sweetheart two years later. On Father’s Day of 1996 Chris surrendered to God’s call on his life into vocational ministry. He began school at North Greenville College (now University) pursuing a Bachelor Degree in Christian Studies. After two years Chris transferred to Anderson College (now University) and finished with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Services and Resources. During his undergraduate work Chris worked full-time in secular work and part-time in student ministry. Upon finishing in 2002 from AC, Chris began his first full-time staff position at Locust Hill Baptist Church as Minister of Students.
In 2005 Chris went on to pursue a Master of Divinity at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. It was during his seminary days that he became familiar with church planting and the Acts 29 Network. In 2008 Chris, Page, and their kids Austin (age 16) and Scout (age 6) moved to Newnan, GA to help launch Four Corners Church. At the end of 2008 they moved back to Greenville to pursue God’s call to church plant there. Chris graduated from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity with specialization in Biblical Studies in 2009. He began gathering his core group and going through his assessment with Acts 29 and then launched Imago Dei Church in October 2010.
Chris loves spending time with his family, working out, reading, and watching football and UFC. He has a passion to faithfully proclaim the Scriptures in humility, cultural relevance, and Gospel-centeredness, and train men to lead and shepherd their families and the local church.
Click here to view Pastor Chris’ profile on the Acts 29 website. http://www.acts29network.org/article/imago-dei–greenville-sc/
Worship Pastor Ben Patat
Ben was born and raised in Greer, South Carolina as was brought up going to church. He became a Christian at the age of eight, but truly began to understand the sacrifice Christ made for him and felt a call to full time ministry at age 17 while at youth camp. Ben started playing music in middle school and quickly began playing at church in the youth praise band. At age 17 he was able to start the youth ministry at a new church plant in Greer, and served there until 2010. During this time he graduated from Greer High School and attended and graduated from North Greenville University with a B.A. in Youth Ministry. Since then Ben has realized his call to worship leading, come on board with Imago Dei as worship pastor, and married the love of his life Kyndal. Ben writes his own music in solo format, in his band Lilies and Sparrows, and here at Imago Dei. Ben loves his music and sees it as a gift from God. Thus, he devotes every note he plays to the Lord. He loves what God is doing here at Imago Dei and can’t wait to see what He is going to do in the future.