Everett Carver holds three academic degrees including a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Master of Arts from the University of Houston. He was ordained to the ministry in 1936 and has held pastorates in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. From 1955 until his retirement in 1974, he was employed by Gulf-Coast Bible College. There he served as Director of Counseling and Testing, as well as instructor in Bible, theology, and psychology. He retired with the title of Professor Emeritus.