Thereafter, he became the dean of men and from 1976 to 1994 the bi-vocational pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Hazlehurst in Copiah County south of the capital city of Jackson.
Pastor Thomas James "Jim" Spencer (1938-2006) of Kingsville Baptist Church in Ball, chairman at the time of the LCU trustees, said that the unanimous selection of Lee to replace the retiring Robert L. Lynn had been "a unifying effort for the board.
"[3] At LCU, Lee worked for the construction of new facilities on campus, the addition of two new sports to the athletic program, and an increase in the number of faculty members with terminal degrees in their field.
In December 2003, LCU trustees revised the college policy on academic freedom, a decision made after Lee had removed two books used in a class from the campus bookstore.
The revised policy requires that faculty submit their textbooks for approval by the department chairperson and the vice president for academic affairs.
[1] Lee said that his preparation for his ministerial and administrative duties came through his longstanding ties to Mississippi College, which in 2011 named him "Alumnus of the Year".