Al Staggs holds a B. A. from Hardin-Simmons University, an M.R.E. degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, a Th.M. from Harvard Divinity School and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.  He was honored as a Charles E. Merrill Fellow at Harvard in the spring of 1983 with major emphasis in Applied Theology under the direction of Harvey Cox.  Al also completed a year internship in Clinical Pastoral Education at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.  Al served as Baptist minister for twenty-four years prior to becoming a full-time performance artist.