Evangelist, Gospel song-writer, Director of West Branch, Vice-President of The Bill Rice Ranch While receiving training in Bible college to be an evangelist, Brother Carlson began working as a summer staff counselor at the Bill Rice Ranch. Following three summers of ministry, Brother Carlson joined the full-time staff of the Ranch as a staff evangelist and the program director of the summer camps. In 1999, the Carlsons moved to Flagstaff to take the reins of West Branch. God has used more than a decade of ministry with West Branch to give the Carlsons a love for the West—its people and its churches. He continues his work as an evangelist through local church meetings and West Branch on the Move. He and his wife, Sara, have two children, Abby and Nathan, which are in Bible college and high school respectively. The Carlsons’ live on the West Branch property in Williams, Arizona.