Dr. Crisp, a native Tennessean, has been a Pastor for more than 47 years in churches large and small across the United States. Presently serving as Senior Pastor of Church on the Way, Kingsport, Tennessee. He has served on various committees and boards at every level of Southern Baptist denominational life, including the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, TN. He has served as university and seminary faculty and two terms as a university trustee. He presently serves on the Board of Directors for the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem-USA. Since 2021 Dr Crisp serves as an Evangelical Advisor to “The Museum of the Jewish People” (ANU), in Tel Aviv, Israel. Fall semester 2023, Dr Crisp was appointed as Executive Director of Israel Studies” at Brewton-Parker College, Mt Vernon, GA.