James H. Slatton was a Texan participant in the youth revival movement of the 1950s, graduated from Baylor and of Southwestern Seminary (Th.D.) in church history, and held pastorates in Texas and Virginia for more that fifty years, concluding with thirty-one year pastorate at River Road Church, Richmond, Virginia. He was also an organizer of Baptists Committed and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. He has three children and two grandchildren.