TIM DEATRICK
DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, MORTARSTONE
For over 35 years, Tim Deatrick has served as a Senior Pastor for churches in St. Louis, MO, Ft. Worth, TX, Bentonville, AR, and Des Moines, IA. He now brings his experience in generosity ministry, planned giving, and non-cash gifts to MortarStone, where he serves as Director of Professional Services. In his last position, Tim led the development of a donor fund for current and future ministry needs. Under his leadership, the modest six-figure investment grew over 400% in six years. Additionally, 22% of total revenue was allocated to missions.
Tim graduated from Hannibal LaGrange College (Th.B) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDivBL; D.Min). He also holds the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) certification through The American College of Financial Services.
LAWSON CLARY
MORtARSTONE GIFT STRATEGIST
Lawson Clary is the Executive Pastor of Finance and Outreach at 5 Point Church in Easley, SC. He has been on staff with the church for 13 years. Prior to that, Lawson was the Athletic Academic Coordinator for Clemson University from 2005-2010. He is a graduate of Furman University (2002) BA History, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (2004) M Div., and then Clemson University (2006) MA History. Lawson has been married to Michelle Herman for 21 years and they have two boys, Hudson (17) and Grayson (14). Lawson loves golf, working out, watching his boys play golf, football, and basketball, and going on trips with Michelle to see the world!
In the summer of 2023, Lawson joined the MortarStone team as a MortarStone Gift Strategist, assisting Churches and Givers with generosity strategies.