Jeff says, “The local church has always had a great influence on my life. I felt a call to ministry before my senior year of high school. I graduated from the University of Oklahoma and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Marcy and I were married my first semester of seminary. We have two sons that were born while at our first church in Birmingham, Alabama. I have served in full-time ministry for 31 years in churches in Alabama and Texas. I served at a large church in Houston for fourteen years. Houston holds a special place in our hearts. Our boys were raised in Houston and went on to graduate from Baylor University. Adam, and his wife, Alexa, live in the Heights. Zach, our younger son, lives in Denver, Colorado. God has given me the opportunity to serve Him in a variety of ways. My calling is to assist and support the pastor in the ministries of the church. I feel my strength is in building relationships with people in the church and community. I want my life to model the two greatest commandments: to love God and to love people.”