Rick Odell is in his 29th year of youth ministry. He has been the
Youth & Family Minister at the West-Ark Church of Christ (Fort
Smith, AR) in January of 2009. He previously in a similar
role with the Littleton Church of Christ (Littleton, Colorado),
the Del City Church of Christ (Del City, Oklahoma), the
Sonrise Church of Christ (Pflugerville, Texas) and the Hyde Park
Church of Christ (Austin, Texas).
He also worked with 3 advertising agencies, a radio station and a
direct mail catalogue company.
Rick is a 1980 graduate of Midwest City High School in Midwest
City, Oklahoma, and a 1984 graduate of Oklahoma Christian
University in Edmond, Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Mass Communications/Radio & Television. He has also made
progress towards a Masters of Arts degree in Youth Ministry from
Lubbock Christian University.
Rick is a huge fan of the Oklahoma Sooners, the Denver Broncos and
soccer and basketball at any level. He loves to be outdoors,
fishing, hunting and four-wheeling, but also isn’t afraid to
embrace his favorite television shows, Survivor, The Amazing Race,
Swamp People and yes, The Bachelor. Rick and his wife, Kristi
(married since 1988), are the parents of two children: Jake (22)
and Molly (17).