May 1, 2022
A native of Alabama, Joe McKeever has been saved since 1951, been preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ since 1961, and has been writing and cartooning for religious publications since the mid-1960s.  He put in 42 years pastoring six Southern Baptist Churches followed by 5 years as director of missions for the SBC churches of metro New Orleans. He retired in the summer of 2009.  Joe’s education includes a masters & doctorate from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary with emphasis on evangelism.  For over 15 years, Joe has drawn a daily cartoon for the Baptist Press (www.bpnews.net/comics).  He writes a column on “My Favorite Deacon” for each issue of Lifeway’s Deacon Magazine, blogs almost daily for church leaders at www.joemckeever.com, and has published numerous books of his cartoons and seven ministry books.