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 Jeff Jones grew up in Huntsville, Alabama, home of the US Space and Rocket Museum, Marshall Space Flight Center, and Redstone Arsenal. His home was a very close, encouraging environment, and he became a Christian at a young age. When he was in 7th grade, he began working as a helper with Child Evangelism Fellowship 5 Day Clubs. His high school years were very full of ministry in his church, in his public school, and out in the community leading evangelistic bible studies, neighborhood children's groups, and open air evangelism. During those years, Jeff became convinced that God was leading him to pursue full-time Christian ministry.
After high school and before college, Jeff traveled with Child Evangelism Fellowship to Eastern Europe for several months. He worked behind the iron curtain, training and resourcing children's workers. Working with persecuted believers would mark Jeff's life forever, seeing believers who literally gave everything-even their freedom-to serve Christ.
He attended Southeastern Bible College in Birmingham, Alabama, and was also very active in ministry in his home church in Huntsville as well as his college church in Birmingham. It was during these college years that Jeff met Christy, who a few years later became his wife.
After graduating from college, they decided to attend Dallas Seminary, and their biggest prayer request was a place of ministry that would take their development as leaders seriously. God opened that door by providing an internship position with Fellowship Bible Church North (now Chase Oaks Church). In May of 1993, Jeff graduated from Dallas Seminary. Shortly after graduation Jeff and Christy moved, and eventually headed north to Alexandria, Minnesota. They served on staff at a fast-growing church plant that wanted Jeff to bring some of the Fellowship concepts of small groups and leadership development. Jeff and Christy stayed there until the fall of 1994, when Gene Getz (then senior pastor) and Bruce Miller (then Associate Pastor) invited Jeff to come back to Fellowship to work in adult education and help launch the Center for Church-Based Training, an organization that helps churches around the world disciple believers and develop leaders.
Jeff worked with a team of people to write, edit, and field test the Discovery Series, a spiritual growth curriculum that hundreds of churches are now using across the country. He also led our internship program and helped build a leadership development strategy for leaders at Fellowship.
During that time period, Jeff became part of the SALT team, or management team of the church. He also began to preach increasingly regularly in Gene's absence. In 2000, Gene and the elders approached Jeff about becoming Gene's successor when he planned to retire. Jeff and Christy accepted, and the mentoring process began. In November of 2003, Gene announced his retirement and felt confident that Jeff was ready to assume full responsibilities as Senior Pastor. Jeff was officially installed as new Senior Pastor on the weekend of January 9/11, 2004.
Jeff's passion is seeing FBCN continue to be all that God has called it to be: a fully-functioning church that aggressively shines Christ's light to the community and equips believers to fulfill God's calling in their lives.
Jack Warren, Executive Pastor
 Jack Warren was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama where he also attended Southeastern Bible College (B.A. 1986). He and his wife, Susy, moved to Dallas so that he could attend Dallas Theological Seminary, receiving a double Master's Degree in Christian Education and Biblical Studies in 1991.
He came on staff full-time at in 1989 as the youth pastor and worked for 12 years in student ministry before shifting to the team leader position of the Adult Ministry Team. When Jeff Jones transitioned to senior pastor, Jack became our Executive Pastor. Jack enjoys sharing the preaching responsibilities as part of the Teaching Team, along with Jeff Jones, Steve McPherson and Drew Leaver.
Jack and Susy have two beautiful daughters, Mackenzie and Savannah, and live in Garland, Texas.
Pastor, Steve McPherson
Steve put his faith in Jesus Christ at the age of 8. As he grew in his faith, God laid it on his heart to be a pastor. In his high school and college years, God used some key Christian men to impact his life. After graduating from Iowa State University, he worked for a year and started dating Sally Sundblad, whom he married in 1977.
He graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1980 and came on staff as youth pastor at the original Fellowship Bible Church. In 1981 he came north to Plano to help launch FBCN. Presently, Steve serves as our Pastor of Pastoral Care, where he oversees various ministries such as LifeCare Ministries, Stephen Ministry, Counseling Ministry, among others.
One of his greatest joys is his family, Sally and his two teenage sons, Ben and Dawson.
Pastor, Drew Leaver
 Although born in Canada, Drew spent much of his childhood on the mission field in Ecuador, South America. Raised in a strong Christian home, he came to faith at an early age. After returning to Canada late in high school, Drew decided that, while ministry was fine for his parents, he wanted something different for his own life. He quickly began pursuing options for a business degree in college until the Lord intervened through a mentor and friend – his youth pastor. After being convinced to help out with a week-night junior high program, Drew was soon given the opportunity to teach a lesson to the kids. That night Drew discovered a passion for seeing people connect with God’s Word. Within a few short months, he let go of his own plans for his future and began looking instead at God’s plans.
The following year Drew began his studies at Lancaster Bible College in Lancaster, PA, where he met his future bride, Dawn. After marrying, they worked for the College for two years before moving to Dallas in 2001 to attend Dallas Theological Seminary. While there, Drew was invited to Fellowship by a friend who was serving as an intern with the church. Within a few short months Drew was, himself, serving as an intern. Three years later, Drew now serves on staff at Chase Oaks as the Pastor of Spiritual Growth.
Drew and Dawn live in McKinney, Texas with their son, Ethan, and puppy, Tucker.
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