Derek A. Nicksich is senior pastor at New Highland Baptist Church in Mechanicsville, Virginia. He is the author of Say What? Five Talks Every Teen Needs to Hear (2021) and The LILOE Devotional (2017). His greatest accomplishment is convincing his beautiful wife to say, "I do." He is happily married to Hannah, and loves being a dad to Nora, Maverick, Miles, and Meritt.