Staff
Dr. Jack M. Jacob came to First Southern Baptist Church in September of 2007. Since his arrival, he has contributed to a renewed sense of vision and ministry in the community. God has used Pastor Jack to teach First Southern Baptist Church how to look out of its windows to see the mission field.
Pastor Jack has been pastoring for 14 years. As a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy, Pastor Jack surrendered to the call to leave the military and enter the ministry and pastored his first church, Huron Baptist Church, of Huron, South Dakota. He pastored there from October 1997 to August 1999. During this time, he also helped to start a church in Woonsocket, South Dakota. He pastored this church from December 1997 to August 1999 while pastoring in Huron.
As both churches grew quickly, Pastor Jack realized a need for formal theological training. He first enrolled in Distance Education through Andersonville Theological Seminary of Camilla, GA, where he completed a Master's of Ministry degree in 2000 and a Doctorate of Ministry degree in 2001. He also enrolled and attended classes at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO where he received a Master's of Divinity with an emphasis in North American Church Planting in 2003. Pastor Jack is currently attending Luther Rice Seminary via distance education and is pursuing a Master's Degree in Apologetics.
Also in August of 1999, Pastor Jack became the pastor of Wanamaker Road Baptist Church in Topeka, KS. He was there just over a year before conflicts within the church forced him to move across town to Seaman Baptist Church where he pastored for the next seven years from Oct 2000 to July of 2007.
Pastor Jack has a heart for people and theological education to make sure that he preaches the Bible accurately. He has been a blessing to First Southern Baptist Church and to the community of Liberal and currently serves as the Treasurer of the Liberal Ministerial Alliance.
Jeremy Harris - Associate Pastor of Worship and Community
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Jeremy Harris joins the team of the staff of First Southern Baptist Church from a time away from ministry. Having previously served as a youth pastor with heavy involvement in music, he brings to First Southern a youthful outlook with a serious and mature spirit. Jeremy graduated from college with a degree in youth ministry and bible and will be working to coordinate the music and technical aspects of worship as well as helping us to develop outreach groups throughout the area.
Jeremy has provided a breat of fresh air for First Southern Baptist Church, in the area of worship ministry. Through his leadership, the music ministry is growing as people with long dormant skills in music are becoming more involved in serving God through these gifts. In the short time he has been with us, he has been instrumental in developing young musicians as well.
Jeremy is married to Kathy Reed Harris and they have two children, Eli and Addie!
We are blessed to have him on our team and look forward to all God is going to do in and through him!
Rev. Kevin McCloud started as a "drug baby". This means he was drug to church by his mother anytime the doors were open. He even played Jesus in a church play, but it never made a difference in his life. At the age of 13, his mother allowed him to make up his own mind about church, so he stopped attending altogether.
He was invted to church, with a friend, when he was sixteen years old and finally understood what Christ had done on the Cross for him personally. He gave his life to Christ at a revival the summer before his junior year of high school. Kevin finished high school and attended college at the University of Texas (go 'horns!).
In his fifth year of college, God called Kevin to become a youth minister. He changed majors and attended college for two additional years in preparation for seminary. Kevin graduated from the University of Texas in 1998 and went on to attend Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, where he graduated with a Master of Divinity degree in 2001.
From seminary, Kevin moved to Kennesaw, Georgia, to accept a position as the Senior High School Minister of Wildwood Baptist Church. He spent two years in this position working with Senior High School students and assisting the Youth Pastor in overall youth ministry.
In 2003, Kevin married his wife, Jennifer, whom he had met while attending seminary.
In 2004, Kevin accepted a call to come to First Southern Baptist Church to be the Life Development Pastor over youth and children.
Kevin and Jennifer have been blessed with three wonderful children, Celia, Reagan and Caroline.
Kevin is energetic and motivating in his approach to helping our youth grow to be genuine disciples of Christ. Kevin lives life with the youth and is helping them to see their place in the church, the world and in God's Kingdom.
Pre-School Director Position Opening - Preschool Director
First Southern Baptist Church is currently in the process of seeking God's heart for our next Pre-School Director. This is a part-time position. If you are interested, contact the church office.
Mrs. Norma Jean Dodge has been the Co-Ordinator of our Children's Ministry since January 2011. She oversees our Children's Church program for our children 5 years to 3rd grade. She also coordinates Sunday School and special activities for this age group. She has been a great recruiter to help the people of First Southern Baptist Church understand our responsibility to train up our children to love Jesus. Norma Jean oversees ministries with our children including ministering to local Nursing Care Facilities, recreation with parents and craft days and fun days for kids.
Norma Jean's heart for children shows in the dedication she feels towards them. She has been instrumental in forming an army of volunteers to work with children and has been a great asset to First Southern Baptist Church. She is married to Jim and has four of her own children.
Karol McKee is the brains and heart of the church office. While she primarily serves as an assistant to the pastor, Karol never misses an opportunity to serve the members of the church and the ministry leaders in whatever projects came her way. Karol has a true servant's heart and is a valued member of our staff. Karol is married to Steve and can be seen whisking around the church filling in for just about any ministry that needs a helping hand.
Jeannie Adams is our Financial Secretary is responsible for all aspects of financial reporting within the church. She works closely with our Stewardship Team to help manage the day-to-day financial operations at First Southern Baptist Church. She is very organized, driven, conscientious and does a wonderful job. She has served in this capacity for too long to mention. Her years of service are very valuable. She has always kept a confidence with our finances that is a tribute to her faith in Christ.
Linda Potts - Custodial Supervisor
Linda Potts has been our Custodial Supervisor for more than three decades. She graduated from Southwestern Seminary with a Master's Degree prior to coming on board. She has a heart for missions and a servant's attitude. She is simply amazing at the way she cares for the physical plant of First Southern Baptist Church and helps us to communicate the worth of Christ in our lives through how we present our buildings and classrooms. We could not do a lot of what we do without her.
Linda loves animals and is active in protecting and helping them.
First Southern Baptist Church believes each and every member of our church has been gifted uniquely by God to serve His purposes in reaching out to our community and showing them...Jesus Loves You and So Do We!
FEBRUARY 2012 
