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Ministerial Staff
Stuart Bell is a native of Memphis, Tenn., born July 12, 1961. He accepted Jesus as his savior and Lord on March 1, 1978. During his senior year of high school, he surrendered to the ministry under Pastor Cliff Palmer at First Baptist Springdale, Arkansas.
He is a graduate of Springdale High School (1979), John Brown University (JBU) in Siloam Springs, Arkansas (1983), and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas (1987). After working as an assistant manager at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., he served as youth minister at Field Street Baptist Church in Cleburne, Texas and First Baptist Church in Edmond, Oklahoma. He then pastored two Arkansas churches (Forrest Park Baptist, Pine Bluff and First Baptist, Searcy) before becoming the pastor of First Baptist Centerton in February of 1998.
Stuart and Lisa (from Hot Springs, Arkansas) met at JBU and have been married since June 18, 1983. Lisa teaches Bible at Life Way Christian School, a ministry of FBC Centerton. They have two children, Emily, a junior at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO, and Lucas, an 12th grader at Life Way Christian School.
Stuart is currently serving as a trustee on the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. He enjoys fishing, hiking, softball, basketball, and the St. Louis Cardinals. The family enjoys snow skiing in Colorado. Also, the family includes two golden retrievers, Andy and Opie.
Aaron Chastain has been at First Baptist since May 2008. A native of Bentonville, AR and an alumnus of Bentonville High School, Aaron graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a B.A. degree in Speech communications. Aaron is currently attending Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in pursuit of a Masters of Divinity degree.
Aaron and his admittedly "better-half", Lori, have been married since June 2007. Lori is a counselor at Life Way Christian School, a ministry of FBC Centerton. Both are called to reach students with the life-changing love of Jesus Christ. Aaron's heart is to see something God-sized take place in the life of a student. Lori has a special call to love on the young ladies involved in student ministry. Aaron and Lori believe in an open-door policy where students are always welcome in their home. Both are avid Razorback fans and love a good tailgate at the game. They also enjoy food, hanging out with students, softball, and Maria's!
Jim Daniel, Minister of Music jim@fbccenterton.org
Jim Daniel has been at First Baptist Church since May of 2000. His responsibilities include leading the Music Ministry to lead this church in worship. He has a passion for worship and equipping others to serve as worship leaders.
Jim came to First Baptist Church from Fort Worth, Texas where he had served as Minister of Music and worship leader at Connell Baptist Church since April of 1997. Jim began music ministry at Poplar Springs North Baptist Church in Dublin, Georgia in 1987 and served there for nine years before moving to Fort Worth.
Jim met his wife, Kay, at Brewton Parker College in Mount Vernon, Georgia where he received a Bachelor's degree in Music Education. Jim also has a Master of Music degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Jim and Kay have been married since 1991 and have three children, Magan, Hannah and Jacob. Most of the family are serious Georgia Bulldog fans. However, they do have one Texas fan who will remain anonymous . He and his family enjoy many outdoor activities such as running, skiing, biking, hiking, tennis and scuba diving.
Bob Metcalf, Minister of Education and Family Life bob@fbccenterton.org
Bob Metcalf has been at First Baptist since September 2003. His responsibilities have included office administration; educational ministries such as Sunday School, discipleship, and missions education; and coordination of the Children’s ministry. Presently, he oversees the education and family ministries of the church. He has a passion for starting Sunday School classes and getting people involved in doing direct missions and ministries. He also guides the Partners in Parenting ministry and Upward Sports for kids in Kindergarten through the sixth grade.
Bob came to First Baptist from LifeWay Christian Resources after 19 years of service through the Southern Baptist Convention's publishing ministry. During his tenure at LifeWay, Bob was an Internet designer and the founding editor of the CE-News an e-Newsletter for Christian Educators. Prior to that, he served as a FAITH ministry events coordinator, a Youth Sunday School growth consultant, a Sunday School program coordinator, and as a multimedia producer. He has also served as a Youth Minister and Family Life Minister in churches in Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana.
His hobbies include basketball, backpacking, and the high-tech treasure-hunting game known as geocaching. He is married to his college sweetheart, the former Barbara Preston. Barb and Bob are originally from the Houston, Texas area. They met at East Texas Baptist University where Bob received his B.A. Bob also has a Master of Arts in Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Barb and Bob have two married children, Matt Metcalf of Franklin, Tennessee and Suzanne Kafer of Paducah, Kentucky.
Dr. Charles Schneider has served as the Headmaster of Life Way Christian School since July of 2005. Prior to his beginning his ministry at Life Way, he served for seven years as the Educational Consultant for LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention and prior to that as an educator in both public and Christian schools. His teaching career included four years as a public school teacher and coach, five years as a public school principal and 22 years as a Christian school administrator. From 1991-98 he was the superintendent of Lynchburg Christian Academy in Lynchburg, Va., from 1979-91 the principal of Norfolk Christian High School in Norfolk, Va., and from 1976-79 the administrator of Edgewood Christian School in Winston-Salem, NC.
He has conducted professional seminars for teachers, administrators and parents throughout the United States and in three foreign countries and consults with churches that are investigating the potential for starting a Christian school. He serves as an adjunct professor in the Graduate School of Education at Liberty University. He has written articles for ParentLife Magazine, Teaching for the Master and Christian School Education.
He and Carolyn have been married for 43 years and have four daughters and 10 grandchildren. All four daughters are graduates of Christian schools and have degrees from a Christian College or a Christian University.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree and his Masters of Education degree from The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. and his Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
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