Obbie is Associate Pastor of Students at Zoar Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is also a senior doctoral candidate in Theology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary where he serves as Teaching Assistant to Dr. Rex Butler in the Theological and Historical Studies Dept. Obbie was recently published in A Collection of Essays on Jonathan Edwards (2016). Originally from Kentucky, Obbie met his wife Kelly in the Bluegrass state and the two have been happily married since August 4, 2012. In June 2016 Obbie and Kelly became the parents of twins, Roman and Ruby.