Joey Rosas grew up in Millington and was licensed and ordained by First Baptist Church, Millington, TN. He attended Mid South Bible College in Memphis prior to graduating from Union University (1976) where he later taught. He earned an M. Div., Th.M. and Ph.D. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville.

He has served as a pastor in Louisville, Memphis, Nashville and Baltimore. He is a chaplain at Baptist Hospital in Memphis and coordinates volunteer chaplains at Baptist – Tipton. He and Pam have two adult children and three grandsons.