Meet Our Staff
Pastoral Staff
Joshua Babb
pastor of preaching and vision
Pastor Babb has been at First Baptist Centerton since July 2017. He is a native of Neosho, Missouri. He is a 2016 graduate of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where he also served as a teaching assistant for two Old Testament/Hebrew professors.
Joshua and his wife Melinda, a native of Gravette, have three children, Anabelle, Joshua, and Amelia.
Jim Daniel
pastor of worship and discipleship
Jim Daniel was led to Jesus by his father in February, 1978. He was called to the Gospel ministry in June of 1987 and was ordained to the Ministry of the Gospel in March of 1995. He received a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Brewton Parker College in Mount Vernon, Georgia; a Master of Music in Church Music from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminiary in Fort Worth, Texas; and the Doctor of Educational Ministries degree from Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He has served as the Worship Pastor of Poplar Springs North Baptist Church in Dublin, Georgia and Connell Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas before being called to First Baptist Church Centerton, Arkansas in May of 2000.
Jim is married to Kay and they have three children, Magan, Hannah, and Jacob. The Daniel family enjoys hiking, mountain biking, and backpacking.
Luke bowers
Administrator of life way christian school
Luke was born and raised in the Kansas City area and came to know Christ as his Savior in 1978. He graduated from Southwest Baptist University with a bachelors degree in education and went on to receive his masters in Christian education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and his doctorate from Master’s International School of Divinity. Luke is the co-author of Life in View of Eternity, a Bible-based character curriculum for teens. God has also blessed him by allowing him to be in two movies produced by Sherwood pictures. He had a small extra role in Fireproof and Courageous.
Luke met his wife, Erin, while at SBU and they have been married for 14 years and have two beautiful daughters, Ashlyn and Adyson. They enjoy spending time together as a family, going to the beach, and have been to Disney World 7 times. Luke enjoys playing golf, tennis, and loves a good bowl of cereal or ice cream.
