{"id":38361,"date":"2025-12-01T11:04:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/?p=38361"},"modified":"2025-12-01T13:45:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:45:27","slug":"ap-staff-spotlight-tommy-hatfield-general-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/ap-staff-spotlight-tommy-hatfield-general-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"AP Staff Spotlight: Tommy Hatfield, General Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If Apologetics Press had a central nervous system\u2014quietly processing, coordinating, and helping keep the entire operation running smoothly\u2014it would undoubtedly be named Tommy Hatfield<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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For the past 21 years, Tommy has faithfully served as AP\u2019s General Manager. That title might sound simple, but Tommy wears more hats in a single day than many people do in a year. From payroll and warehouse logistics to website updates and managing mass mailings, Tommy\u2019s job description reads like a small novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ve heard the phrase \u201call talk, no action.\u201d Tommy is \u201call action, no talk\u201d (or very little\u2014at least not any more than he has to).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A graduate of Faulkner University (B.A. and M.B.A.), Tommy combines intellect, resourcefulness, and Christ-like humility. He is one of the most diligent, \u201ccool, calm, and collected\u201d Christians you will ever meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Need a large shipment of books tracked and carefully unloaded with a forklift? Tommy\u2019s on it. Something not working on the AP website? Fixed before most people even notice. Is the warehouse running out of a book that\u2019s about to be reprinted? Tommy has already coordinated with the authors, contacted the printer, submitted the files, and arranged payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while he manages all that, he also uploads content weekly to our website, troubleshoots technical issues, oversees building maintenance, and ensures (by the grace of God!) we never miss a payroll deadline. He also lays out the text of R&R<\/em> every month. All while maintaining an easy-going, fun-loving, subtle sense of humor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But beyond his remarkable Swiss-army-knife-like skill set, what has made Tommy so valuable to this work for over two decades is his character. He is a dedicated Christian\u2014honest, principled, and thoughtful. He doesn\u2019t seek the spotlight. In fact, he might prefer that this editor\u2019s note never be published. (That\u2019s just who he is: zero fanfare.) But honoring people like Tommy is important (Romans 13:7). The work of AP could not continue as it does without servants like him\u2014quietly doing what needs to be done, never asking for recognition, and always<\/em> putting the mission ahead of personal interests and praise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If Apologetics Press had a central nervous system\u2014quietly processing, coordinating, and helping keep the entire operation running smoothly\u2014it would undoubtedly be named Tommy Hatfield. For the past 21 years, Tommy has faithfully served as AP\u2019s General Manager. That title might sound simple, but Tommy wears more hats in a single day than many people do… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":38133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"kids-category":[],"people":[274],"bible-book":[],"language":[168],"age-group":[173],"publication":[248],"class_list":["post-38361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-misc","people-eric-lyons","language-english","age-group-adults","publication-reason-revelation"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP-Staff-Spotlight-Rob.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38361"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38376,"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38361\/revisions\/38376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38361"},{"taxonomy":"kids-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kids-category?post=38361"},{"taxonomy":"people","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/people?post=38361"},{"taxonomy":"bible-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bible-book?post=38361"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=38361"},{"taxonomy":"age-group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/age-group?post=38361"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=38361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}