Author Spotlight with Author of I Cant Keep Dating Like This Roderick Richardson

Pastor Roderick Richardson is the founder, senior pastor, and CEO of The Word Center located in Jackson, Mississippi.  Known to many as Pastor “Rich,” he has been used by God to transcend socio-economic, denominational, political, religious, and educational boundaries. He is a rising new-generation leader that possesses an undeniable new energy and distinctiveness like no other. With skilled revelatory insights from the Word, God has blessed Pastor Rich to go into every man’s world.

It was in college, that Pastor Rich embraced his call to the ministry. He immediately enrolled in a seminary and began meditating on God’s Holy Scriptures. After years of character building and searching scripture, Pastor Rich’s tenacity, resiliency, and hardworking approach to life gained him prominence in other endeavors beyond the pulpit. He matriculated from secular and spiritual institutions of higher learning to obtain Bachelor degrees in Political Science/Business and Biblical Studies as well as a Master of Science in Community Development, and a Master of Science in Education. He is currently preparing to begin course work on a Master’s of Divinity.

After years of preparation and impartation, the Richardsons took a leap of faith and moved to Jackson, Mississippi. Pastor Richardson served in multiple capacities at his local church including the Director of the Mentorship, Youth Pastor, Director of Ministry of Helps, and the Director of Education for Faith Bible Institute. In addition to his spiritual accomplishments, Pastor Rich has served as the Director of Injury & Violence Prevention at the Mississippi Department of Health.