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Proclaiming the Name Ministries exists for the sole purpose of proclaiming the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Our commission is to go, teach, baptize, and make disciples (Matthew 28:19-20).  We strive to implement those four elements into the churches which God calls us to serve.

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Dr. Nathan Davis has been a Christian public servant for 27 years.  The Lord called him into the ministry when he was 17 years old.  He has served in various roles, from Youth Minister to Associate Pastor to Interim Pastor to Senior Pastor, in five different churches in Texas and Louisiana.  He has also spoken in numerous chapel services, conferences, camps, and revival services.  Also, he has studied abroad in Greece and Oxford, England.  Dr. Davis has received his Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching degree and his Master of Divinity degree with Biblical Languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.  His doctoral dissertation was titled "The Homiletic Function of the Hortatory Subjunctives in the Book of Hebrews." Prior to graduating from SWBTS, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministry from East Texas Baptist University.   In December 2002, he married his wife, Melanie, also a graduate of East Texas Baptist University.  He and his wife Melanie are the proud parents of their young boy Reagan and their little girl McKinley. 

Melanie Davis has been a supportive pastor's wife since her marriage to Nathan in December 2002.  She has taught high school business and private piano lessons.  She is very active in the ministry of the church, from serving as Vacation Bible School Director to playing the piano to helping in whatever area needed.  She also enjoys playing the flute, singing, and scrapbooking.  In May 2000, she graduated from East Texas Baptist University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and, in May 2005, received her teacher certification through LeTourneau University.

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Awards, Accolades, and Accomplishments 

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Dr. Nathan Davis was elected President of the 2016 Louisiana Baptist Convention's Pastors' Conference.  Pictured with him are Jason McGuffie, Vice President, and Thumper Miller, Treasurer.

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Dr. Nathan Davis and his congregation, First Baptist Church Coushatta, LA, were featured in the Summer 2015 Southwestern News, a publication of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Click the picture above to read the article.           

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Dr. Nathan Davis was honored to share a portion of his testimony and pray before Dr. Charles Stanley preached to over 4,000 people at the 2013 Jubliee Conference in Branson, MO.