The Davy Crockett Story

Dr. Sterling Lacy’s life is as interesting as it has been varied. He has been an ordained minister for over 40 years and a family counselor since 1975. He holds three graduate degrees including a Ph.D. in Christian Psychology from Trinity Theological Seminary.  He served as President of Christian Heritage College, hosted numerous Ark-La-Tex radio and TV programs and wrote the best-selling book on Christian patriotism, Valley of Decision.  Sterling and his wife Jean have been residents of Bowie County for 27 of their 47 years of marriage, they have 3 sons, and 9 grandchildren.

BUSINESS BACKGROUND

At 25, Sterling Lacy was hired by IBM to participate in the now-famous IBM training program. He eventually became a Systems Engineer for the computer giant, in charge of 14 industrial accounts.  After looking for something beyond the corporate world of IBM, Lacy found a passion for teaching and taught Computer Science, Business Accounting and Economics at a private business college in St. Louis, MO.  After teaching, Dr. Lacy was called to use his business experience in ministry. He served on several national boards for Christian ministries including 7 years as Chairman of the Board for Christ in Youth, Inc. He was also becoming more and more politically active, even running for public office. In 1986, Lacy started Emmanuel Counseling Clinic, the first Christian based counseling clinic in the Texarkana area.  As his counseling business began to prosper, Dr. Lacy began looking for opportunities to become more engaged in politics.  He saw a need to educate the people about how to look for biblical guidance in politics and government. That led to him writing “Valley of Decision: A Christian Primer to the Political Arena.”  After publishing and marketing the book on his own, Vally of Decision became a best seller and eventually sold over a quarter of a million books world-wide.

EDUCATION
East Texas State University (now Texarkana A&M University -Texarkana) Post-graduate Studies government.
Trinity Theological Seminary, Indiana (1977) Ph.D. (Philosophy & Counseling Psychology) -
Emporia State University – Kansas (1976)M.S. (Counseling) -
Midwestern School of Evangelism – Iowa (1975)M.Th. (Christian Psychology) -
Ozark Christian College – Missouri (1965) B.S.L. (Bible& Ministry) -
Cincinnati Christian University (1960-1962) – Ohio
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Junior College – Oklahoma (1959-1960)

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
Charter Member: American Association of Christian CounselorsInternational Institute of Faith Based Counseling (Clinical Certification)Member: National Rifle AssociationMember: Texas State Rifle AssociationBoard of Advisors, Watersprings Ranch – Texarkana, Arkansas (1989 to present)Past-Executive Member, Chamber of Commerce’s Fellowship of Christians in Business – TexarkanaCandidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Second District Missouri, 1970Interim Pastor for various churchesPresented workshops and seminars from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine and Los Angeles, California to Miami, Florida
Currently enrolled in studies at the 52nd Annual County Judges & Commissioners Continuing Education Conference & Educational Exposition sponsored by the Continuing and Professional Studies Office at Texas A&M University, College Station.