127 - Roy Worley Interview
Growing up on the outskirts of Memphis, Tennessee in a large extended family, Roy Worley learned the art of storytelling from his grandpa, Paw Neely who instilled a\xa0strong sense of family, hard work, and a love for Christ.\xa0\xa0As an extrovert, Roy loves being around people, talking and laughing over a strong cup of coffee.\xa0 These days Roy and his wife Rebecca call the Chicago area home.
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After earning a\xa0Bachelor of Science degree in Education, Roy felt God\u2019s calling upon him to commit\xa0full time to preaching and teaching the Word of God\xa0and entered Mid America Baptist Theological Seminary in his hometown of Memphis where he earned a Master of Divinity degree. \xa0Over the years he has served as both a pastor and foreign missionary.\xa0\xa0He and his wife were privileged to live in Chile for six years where they shared the Lord\u2019s message in Spanish (yep, he\u2019s fluent), helping Chilean Christians learn how to study the Bible for themselves and how to share their faith with whomever was interested.
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Now, when not working as a full time voice actor,\xa0Roy is the Pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church\xa0where he has the privilege of\xa0teaching the Bible, supporting his fellowship with love and kindness, and ministering to those who are hurting.
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His\xa0warm, clear, baritone voice\xa0can be heard narrating videos, directing people in phone messages and narrating audiobooks (non-fiction, fiction, western\xa0 novels and kids books).\xa0
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Roy is honored to call companies and organizations like\xa0Tiffany & Co, Firestone, Pizza Hut\xa0and\xa0Wounded Warriors\xa0his voice over clients and publishers like\xa0HarperCollins\xa0and\xa0Macmillan\xa0have tapped into his deep baritone well for audiobook narration as well!
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When not recording,\xa0Roy enjoys\xa0lifting weights,\xa0expanding his creativity by spending time outside in his large backyard\xa0planning his spring vegetable garden and creating beautiful landscapes of vibrant flowers, shrubs and trees.\xa0He also loves to imagine he\u2019s on his own DIY home improvement show, refinishing and repurposing old furniture and remodeling his own home, embarking on what he calls his \u201cfifty year remodeling plan\u201d, which his wife promptly gifts him with a loving roll of her eyes.
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While Roy has travelled widely and lived in several different countries, his warm southern charm and ubiquitous sense of humor are still his faithful companions. \xa0