Dale was led to Christ by his youth director in March, 1972, at the age of 17 at Calvary Baptist Church, Wayne, MI (now First Baptist Church of Canton, MI). Dale is a 1982 graduate of Arlington Baptist College. He became the youth director of Pleasantview Baptist Church in 1982. Janet was saved in November, 1972. She is also a 1982 graduate of Arlington Baptist College. She and Dale were married at the Calvary Baptist Church in Wayne, Michigan in May, 1981. In August of 1988, Dale and Janet were approved as World Baptist Fellowship missionaries to New Zealand. They began full-time deputation in January of 1989 and arrived in New Zealand in March of 1991 as church planting missionaries. Dale and Janet consider both the Pleasantview Baptist Church of Arlington, Tx and the First Baptist Church of Canton, Michigan as their home churches. The Browns have three sons, Nathan, Joshua and Micah. They also have ten grandchildren.