Steve Akin
Missions/Outreach Pastor
steve@lovingtheworld.com
Joined the FBC Athens Staff: March 2001
Family: Wife-Carla, Sons-Paul, Jacob and Matthew, Grandkids-Jonas, Peyton and Iris
Saved: Gave my heart to Jesus when I was 10 years old on a Sunday night at FBC Wylie, Tx
Education: Bachelor of Music, East Texas Baptist College-1973, Master of Church Music, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary-1976
Previous Lines of Work: Minister of Music at Texas Churches: FBC Jefferson, Monterey BC – Lubbock, FBC San Marcos, FBC Lewisville, Bacon Heights BC – Lubbock
Favorites
Books: The Collected works of Robert Service
Food: Roasted Chicken at the Pollo Gordito in Creel, Chihuahua, Mexico
Snack Food: Those little sausage things in BBQ sauce
Movie: “The Best Years of Our Lives” Academy Award for Best Picture for 1949
TV Shows: NCIS
Musical Artist: Paul Akin
Actor/Actress: Robert Duval
Time of the Day: 6:00-7:00am
Season: Fall
Place in the World: Yellowstone NP and any desert
Place to Pray: Campfire at my home
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Golf, chainsaw, campfires, working outside
Scripture: Psalm 103:7-14
Sports Team: Manchester United
Sport: Baseball
Least Favorites
Food: liver
Snack Food: Can’t think of any, love ‘em all
Season: the Dog Days of Summer
Sports Team: Why would I say I hate any team?
3 People you would like to meet. Living or Dead? Olivia de Havilland, Charlton Heston and Mohammed Ali
What is one thing you can do really well? I build a really good campfire and cook dutchoven cobblers, not a bad wing shot
What is one thing you wish you could do better? Sometimes I burn the cobblers
What website do you visit the most? Google Earth
What do you like most about your job? The adventure of God’s work
Most people don’t know this about me? As a kid, I was raised on a Traveling Show