Rev. Aaron Franklin, Jr. is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana. The son of a Baptist minister and church musician/choir director, he is steeped in the tenets and traditions of Christianity, and more specifically, in the dynamics of the Black church. Franklin is a man of many passions and abilities; having developed a cultivated interest in everything from knitting to cabinet-making, from songwriting in the R&B tradition to tinkering with cars.He is a man of letters and a skilled tradesman; having obtained a B.S. in Music Education from Grambling State University, an M.

Ed in Music Education from The University of Minnesota, and an M.Div from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is also a certified Journeyman electrician, having completed a 5 year apprenticeship with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (I.B.E.W.)Franklin is a 17 year veteran of the Preaching and Teaching Ministry of Christ and is an avid student of Koine Greek; the original language of the New Testament.

The proverbial Renaissance man, Franklin easily moves from the Halls of Academia, to the slabs of Skilled Labor. He has a passion for social issues, a love for family, an insatiable appetite for learning, and an unswerving commitment to the betterment of all men.His 3 favorite people are his 2 daughters and his sons. He presently resides in the Atlanta area where he works in Special Education with Elementary school students.