The Calling: Meet Mark Gaw

Following the call from leading through music to leading others through ministry

All across the Upper Cumberland, there are everyday people who are lead to do more than everyday things.

Born and raised in Cookeville, Mark Gaw made the decision to not go into his family’s real estate business due to a lack of passion. Leading music in church was where his passion lied, and he spent 11 years as an Associate Pastor in Music. With the word of God becoming his passion over leading music, those 11 years helped prepare him for his true calling – to be a preacher. He joins Denna Hornby to share his life’s journey in faith that has led him to become the Senior Pastor of Washington Avenue Baptist Church in Cookeville since 1999.