David Watkins earned a B.A. degree from Oklahoma Baptist University and went on to receive his Master of Divinity from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He has pastored Heritage Baptist Church in Blaine, Minnesota, since 1982. He and his wife Linda began home educating their eight children in 1986, just before the legislature passed the Minnesota homeschool law. David was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of MÂCHÉ (Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators) for seven years before becoming the organization’s first Executive Director in 2011 and retiring from that position in 2020. He and his wife also serve on the Board of Directors of the National Alliance of Christian Home Education Leadership (NACHEL), a national organization serving state and provincial homeschool leaders from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. David and Linda see the eternal benefits of Christian home education and the importance of encouraging and equipping younger home educating families. Their desire is to mentor a second generation of homeschoolers who are willing to take the baton and run well for Jesus Christ.