Daryl, a native of Tullahoma, Tennessee, pastored Southern Baptist churches for 28 years until 2021 when he became the Founder and Executive Director of Everyone’s Wilson, a coalition of churches, businesses, and nonprofits working together for personal and community transformation. In 2025, he took on an additional role of leading the church renewal strategies for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. Daryl married his high school sweetheart, Deborah, in 1993. They have four children, one son-in-law, two granddaughters, and an Aussiedoodle, named Willow. In addition to his work with the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board and Everyone’s Wilson, Daryl contributes to various Lifeway publications, including Bible Studies for Life, Stand Firm, Deacons Magazine, and Lifeway Research. He is also a Fellow for Pastoral Ethics at The Land Center at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Daryl is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDivBL, 1996) and Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary (DMin., 2001).