Our Staff

Dr Leonard Ezell- Senior Pastor
Dr. Ezell became the pastor of Broadmoor in November of 2016. He previously served as pastor of Northwest Baptist Church in Ardmore, OK. He previously served churches in Union Point, GA, Newnan, GA, Walnut Ridge, AR, and Corning AR.
Leonard, an Arkansas native, earned his Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from Williams Baptist College, a Master of Divinity from McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University, and a Doctor of Ministry from Columbia Theological Seminary.
Leonard and his wife, Stephanie, are the proud parents of two sons: Jack and Taylor.

Bobby Rayburn- Associate Pastor of Young Families
On July 18, 2010, Bobby Rayburn, our Youth Minister, was voted in as our new Minister of Spiritual Formation. Bobby was born and raised in Canton, Mississippi, where he graduated from Canton Academy. He received his B.A. degree in Religious Education at Mississippi College, and later earned his Master’s of Divinity degree in Pastoral Ministries at New Orleans Baptist Seminary.
Bobby came to Broadmoor in April of 1996 after serving churches in Charleston and Diamondhead, MS. Together he and his wife, Kelli, have two children, Eli and Stella Rose.
Dr. Alissa Rowe- Director of Worship and Music

Alissa Mercurio Rowe, serves as Associate Professor and Galante Chair and Director of Choral Studies at Louisiana State University. She conducts the renown LSU A Cappella Choir who will travel to London in 2025 and perform Jocelyn Hagen’s Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci in the Vox Anima Festival. She is an active adjudicator and guest conductor and has conducted numerous All-State and District Honor Choirs. She presented research on Individual Assessment in the Choral Rehearsal at the International Conference on Arts and Humanities and at the 2019 National American Choral Directors Association Conference. Dr. Rowe received the President’s Award
from St. Tammany Parish President, Patricia C. Brister, as Musical Artist of the Year in St. Tammany Parish and was awarded the Southeastern Louisiana University’s President’s Award for Excellence in Artistic Activity.
Dr. Rowe has also performed as soprano soloist with the Tallahassee Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Baton Rouge Symphony, New Hampshire Symphony, and the National Symphony Orchestra (Mexico). She also performed and recorded three roles in David Schiff’s opera Gimpel the Fool with Third Angle, Portland Oregon’s renowned new music ensemble. Dr. Rowe is a versatile performer who regularly performs a wide variety of works such as the Beethoven’s Mass in C, Messiah of Handel, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater and Schubert’s Mass in G, as well as opera roles in La Cenerentola, The Consul, Magic Flute and La Perichole, among others. Rowe released the album “Defining French Arias of Early 19th Century New Orleans” in October
2021 on Centaur Records.
Dr. Rowe holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from Louisiana State University, a Master of Music in Conducting, a Master of Music in Vocal Performance, a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and Teacher Certification K-12 from the University of Michigan