A 4th generation African, Nathan Lino founded Northeast Houston Baptist Church in 2002 and has served as the Senior Pastor since that time. His ministry opportunities have taken him to more than 25 countries around the world. He earned degrees from Texas A&M University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina and is currently in the final stages of a doctorate degree at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He and his wife, Nicole, have one son, Colton, and three daughters, Campbell, Cassidy and Chloe.