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Welcome from the First Baptist
Church of Kearney staff. Please check out the information
available for the ministries of each staff member.
Visit the contacts page to
obtain phone numbers or email addresses if needed.
Dr. Ken Parker became the senior pastor at First Baptist
in January of 2006. More information can be found
on the Pastor's Page.
Bob began his ministry here at First Baptist Church
in August of 2001. Prior to coming to Kearney, Bob served
churches in Mississippi, Virginia and Texas. His education
background includes:
- Bachelor of Music from William Carey
College in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1983
- Master of Music from Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas,
1986
- Master of Business Administration
from Mid-America Nazarene University in Olathe,
Kansas, 2006
Bob’s wife, Libby, is a reading teacher with the Kearney School District. They have two sons: Nick, who lives with his wife, Mackenzie, and their baby, Gatlin, in Petal, Mississippi; and Stephen, who is a student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music.
Bob's primary Ministry of the Church is Music. He also works with the senior adults of the church to plan exciting activities. Please visit the following pages for more information
about these ministries:
Don
began his ministry at First Baptist Church in
August 2002. Don
is a native Virginian, raised
in northern Ohio where he asked Jesus into his life when
he was 11 years old. As a young adult, he answered
God’s call to vocational lay ministry. He holds
a bachelor's degree in Christian Education & Church
Music from Campbellsville University (KY) and a
master's degree in Recreation from Indiana
University, with additional coursework at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
His work experiences include medical, factory, railroad,
warehouse, construction; and staff positions in local
churches, and state and national levels of the Southern
Baptist Convention.
Don and his wife, Jody, have been married for over 26 years.
Jody is a teaching specialist in the Liberty, MO,
school district. Their daughter, Emily,
is married to Dusty Snyder. Their son, Kyle, is a
junior at Southwest Baptist University
in Bolivar, MO.
Don's interests include outdoor sports and traveling in the USA.
He also writes for several publications, including
his own Bible study series entitled Bible Devotions:
Lock Stock & Barrel, some of which can be read
by clicking
here,
or by clicking "Bible Studies" on the main menu.
For more information about
Education and Outreach, click
here.
Rob became the
full time youth pastor at First Baptist Church
in November of 2005 following a year of interim
service. He continues to focus on activities
and events that promote service to the Church and
the local and national community.
Rob has worked with kids of various ages since 1999
where he directed after school activities and did
camp counseling for the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati.
He has even worked as a youth leader at the Brighton
Youth Services of Cincinnati (Residential Adolescent
Treatment Facility). These experiences have
helped develop the desire to serve the kingdom by
nurturing the local youth to becoming Godly young
men and women.
More information
about the activities and events available can be found
on the Student/Youth Web Site.
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