Mark has been a member of First Baptist Church since June 2005 and has served on staff since 2007. Mark has served in a leading role with Tres Dias for approximately ten years. His love for young people drove him to bring Vida Nueva to East Texas, which is a youth version of Tres Dias.

Mark is a former national kickboxing champion and began a school for martial arts. About fifteen years ago, as God began to move in his heart, he dedicated his school to God's work and began using his talents to direct students to the Lord. He has used his kickboxing gift as a platform to reach hundreds of young people with the Gospel message. The motto of his school, "Meekness is not weakness", is used to teach his students about our true example of meekness, Jesus Christ.

Mark and his wife Rene' have two children, Alex and Christopher.