Pastor James C. Marable is a native of Boston, Georgia. At the age of fifteen (15) he acknowledged and accepted the call to the gospel ministry and was licensed by the New Hope Baptist Church in 1983. He was educated in the Georgia public school system where he graduated with honors. Continuing to pursue a higher education, Marable attended Florida A& M University, Tallahassee, Florida receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Philosophy and Religion. He would go on to earn a Master of Divinity degree, with honors, in Pastoral Care and Counseling from The Morehouse School of Religion (ITC) in Atlanta, Georgia. He also has received his Clinical Pastoral Education Certification from Southern Regional Medical Center, Riverdale Ga. As a divinely empowered servant who is transforming the lives of many, God has ordained a man after His own heart. Pastor Marable has been preaching and teaching the Gospel for forty (42) years with passion, purpose, and power and is currently serving in his twenty-ninth (31st) year as Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church located in Barnesville, Georgia – a suburb of Atlanta, GA. Under his leadership and teaching, the Bethel Church has experienced tremendous growth and increase. With an intentional focus on teaching biblical principles, and a focus on both traditional and contemporary worship styles, the congregation has evolved into a multi-generational congregation. His visionary leadership came to the forefront in 2001 when the church successfully completed a half million-dollar renovation project. Pastor Marable has consistently sought out ways to increase the assets of the congregation he leads. In 2004, he led the church in purchasing twenty-three (23) acres of land for future growth. The mortgage associated with the property was paid off in five (5) short years! Pastor Marable has always had a heart for the youth and marginalized constituents within the African American community. In 2002, he founded the Loving Hands Community Development Corporation with 501© 3 status. This CDC’s vision focuses on the educational needs of the community. Loving Hands CDC has been recognized as a 21st Century Community Learning Center site by GADOE (2012-2017) as well as a Middle Georgia Community Foundation grant recipient. It has also been a recipient of a summer grant offered by Dollar General (2017) that was used to help students develop better reading skills. Loving Hands is currently a contractor for the Georgia Department of Human Services/Division of Family and Children Services After-school Care grant.

Pastor Marable believes that ministry should extend beyond the walls of the church, consequently he has strong ties with community and civic organizations. He is a member of the NAACP, Habitat for Humanity and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. as well as the founder and organizer of the Lamar County Community Back to School Bash—an event that takes place prior to each school year to lift up prayer and provide free school supplies to the youth within the community.

Pastor Marable is noted for his ability to exegete the Word of God from the original Hebrew and Greek languages into a relevant hermeneutic and is a sought-after conference facilitator and revivalist. As he ministers in churches and conferences throughout the United States, Marable’s vision is to motivate individuals to reach their fullest potential in Christ! Among preachers and pastors, Pastor Marable is known as a “Preacher’s Preacher.” Others seek his counsel; thus, he has multiple sons and daughters in the ministry. He is a leadership coach, ministry consultant, team builder, leadership strategist and an author. To his credit are three mini-books: Spiritual Warfare, Nine Gifts of the Holy Spirit, and Standing on the Promises of God. Currently, he is working on his first major book, No Limit Living: Moving Beyond Barriers and Boundaries. Pastor Marable truly operates under the Holy Spirit’s anointing and possesses a unique style of ministry – one that is current, relevant, diverse, and cross-generational. God has blessed him to be able to provide families the Word of God that will change their lives forever! A visionary and expositional teacher/preacher, he loves to share the Gospel of God whenever opportunities are afforded.

Marable is the proud father of two sons, John and Maurice.