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.

Dr. Ken Parker became the senior pastor at First Baptist in January of 2006.  Prior to coming to Kearney, he served as the founding pastor of Southpointe Family Church in Fort Smith, Arkansas.  He also served as pastor of Fianna Hills Baptist Church in Fort Smith and First Baptist Church in Union, Missouri. Before becoming a senior pastor, Ken served churches in his home state of Illinois and Missouri as an associate pastor with responsibilities in music and youth ministry.

Ken is a 1983 graduate of Cahokia Senior High School in Cahokia, Illinois, a 1988 graduate of Missouri Baptist College (University) in St. Louis, Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts degree in church music and vocal performance, and earned a Master of Divinity (1995) and Doctor of Ministry (2002) from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri.

Pastor Ken and his wife Lori (married since 1988) are the parents of two sons:  Zach (15) and Luke (13).