David has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, a Bachelor of Science in Cross-Cultural Church Planting (Magna Cum Laude), and Master of Divinity (Magna Cum Laude), all from Liberty University and Liberty Theological Seminary. He was ordained May 14, 1986 at Martinsville Baptist Church, commissioned by Limerick Chapel on June 1, 1986, and licensed by The Crossing Church in 2005.