Bill Gibson is a communicator and the lead & teaching pastor of FaithWalk, a new United Methodist community of faith, located in Gibsonville, NC. His passion is communicating the Gospel message to the skeptical, unchurched, disconnected, frustrated, and the passionate in creative ways, with attention on engaging today's emerging generations in an ever-shifting culture.

He is a second-career pastor who spent more than 16 years working in business and marketing. Specifically, his focus was corporate identity, interactive branding, business development, and image marketing. He is also a former U.S. Marine.

He studied at East Tennessee State University, pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, and studied Business at Tusculum College. Additionally, he received a Bachelor of Science in Biblical & Theological Studies from Amridge University. Bill attended graduate school at Duke University, where he received his MDiv (Master of Divinity). He is currently in the dissertation phase of his doctorate at George Fox University, focusing on semiotics and future studies. His research thesis centers on the 'dialogic' formation of Christian identity in an American consumer iCulture.

Bill is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church. He loves to hike, write, and create, and has a special connection to the mountains. His two favorite places are Walt Disney World and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He classifies himself as a husband, father, storyteller, church planter, aspiring semiotician, and driver of a 1976 International Scout Terra, who is facinated with human behavior. He and his wife Traci have three wonderful kids — Tyler, Allison, and JC. East Tennessee is home.

You can email Bill at bgibson@wnccumc.net.