Dr. Mims brings a wealth of experience in managing and growing a successful Christian publishing business to the Kingstone board.  He also has a strong network of high level relationships in the Christian publishing industry and in the largest U.S. Protestant denomination.

From 1991 to 2004, he served as Vice-President of LifeWay (www.lifeway.com) and primary publisher for Broadman & Holman.  In this capacity, he managed division sales of Christian publications exceeding $160 million, and published Bible study units in excess of 45 million units annually.  His division also had 25 magazines, hundreds of music titles, video based studies (some with animation), and annual releases of VBS material that sold over seven million dollars annually.

Dr. Mims also managed one of the largest and oldest Christian music catalogues, held one of the largest catalogues of original Christian art (valued at over $45 million), and released multiple music formats annually. He led in the launch of the first major new translation of Scripture in 30 years in the U.S.

Additionally, he has extensive experience in distribution and selling in multi-channels in ABA, CBA, and direct.  In his last year with LifeWay, they sold $45 million B2B in web channels and grew Internet Store sales by 100% over previous year sales. LifeWay has a strong retail presence with over 100 stores and is currently leading in Internet distribution and sales among Christian businesses.  Total corporate sales now exceed $500 million.

Dr. Mims was responsible for developing strategies for publishing and responding to the various and constant changes in the Christian publishing industry.  He possesses strong experience in the Christian market, with insights into trends, threats, and developing issues.

Education:

Doctor of Ministry, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Master of Divinity, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Virginia Institute of Technology