First Lady
Refreshing Point Ministries
Shreveport, Louisiana


Dr. Barbara Layton is married to Dr. Rick V. Layton, Pastor and Founder of Refreshing Point Ministries in Shreveport, Louisiana. She is very supportive of her husband and has been by his side throughout his call to the ministry. She is the mother of seven beautiful children. As First Lady of Refreshing Point Ministries, Dr. Barbara is the Executive Director for the Ministry and the Womens Fellowship Department. She is originally from Bay City, Michigan where she graduated High School and attended College. Dr. Barbara has received a Bachelors Degree in Biblical Studies and her Masters in Biblical Counseling from Friends International University, in Merced, California. She went on to receive her Doctoral Degree in Biblical Counseling from the same University. She is an anointed speaker and vessel used by God.