Our Staff

Randy Jackson, Senior Pastor

Pastor Jackson came to a saving knowledge of Christ when he was in first grade at Neuse Baptist Christian School in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was while he was a freshman at Pensacola Christian College in 1987 that God called him to preach. After spending a summer as a camp counselor at The Wilds Christian Camp in Brevard, North Carolina, that calling was fine tuned even more to work with young people. Upon graduation in 1991 with a B. A. in youth ministries/speech, he married his college sweetheart Julie Kemp in the summer of 1992 after her college graduation. Together they served nearly twelve years in various youth ministries in South Carolina, Michigan, and Florida before God burdened his heart to become a senior pastor. Pastor and his family moved to Estill Springs from the Orlando area in August of 2003 to pastor Faith Baptist Church. He is currently pursuing an online master's degree through Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Pastor Jackson is also a guest speaker at teen camps, school revivals, camp meetings, and college chapel services. As excited as he is to be called pastor, he is even more thrilled to be called dad by Kimberlie (16), Taylor (14), and Zachary (9).

Nate Kinsey, Youth Pastor

Pastor Nate came to Faith Baptist in August of 2011. He does a great job assisting our pastor, but his primary focus is growing our teen and children's ministries. Nate, an Indiana native, and his wife Cindy, who hails from Oklahoma, were married in 2008 and are graduates of Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, Florida. Both Nate and Cindy have completed master's degrees at Pensacola Theological Seminary. They are the parents of a little boy, Jackson, born in December 2011.

Lisa Calahan, Church Secretary

If you call the church number, you'll probably hear Lisa's friendly voice on the other end of the line. Lisa joined our staff in November 2011, and she is a huge asset in the office. She uses her accounting skills and background in the medical field and to make things work smoothly in the church office. She works part-time each week to answer phones, take care of finances, and help things stay organized. She and her husband Gaylon have a son, Nathan, age 10.