Paul was born and raised in Danville, where he grew up with his future wife, Audrea. After working on his undergrad at DACC, he moved to Wisconsin and graduated from UW-Stevens Point in Business and Technology. He then spent time in Minnesota and Louisville, KY, where he graduated from Southern Seminary with a Master of Divinity and an emphasis in Biblical Counseling. Paul has been involved in ministry for over 25 years and loves that God brought him back to minister in his hometown again. He and Audrea have been married for over 27 years and have five children, nearly all grown now. He enjoys carrying for his 30 something chickens and geese on his homestead, Edenshire Farm.