Bryan Slaton served as a minister in Youth and Family Ministry for 13 years. Since 2011, he has worked as a manager of his family-owned business, Slaton Financial Services. Bryan holds B.A.s in Youth Ministry and Speech Communication from Ouachita Baptist University, a Master of Divinity with Biblical Languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a B.B.A from The University of North Texas.

Bryan and his wife, Sharmen, have been married for 3 years and live with their son in his hometown of Mineola, Texas.