Rev. Kent Shrader has directed Mount Shepherd full-time since 1989.  He is a “Certified Camp Director” of the American Camp Association, has received certification in camp/retreat ministries from the United Methodist Church, is a graduate of Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, and is an ordained minister of the United Methodist Church.  He and his wife, Robin, live on-site with their adopted cats “Buster” and "Ginny".