b'OUR LEADERSHIPFirst Baptist Church enjoys the leadership of pastors, ministers, and directors, who are well-qualified, experienced, and effective. During the congregational conversations of this transition period, many in the church repeatedly expressed their appreciation of and support for our leadership professionals. The church has a total of 108 full-time and part-time employees.LEADERSHIP STAFFOur church has ten persons on its leadership staff, including the currently vacant position of the senior pastor. Mike GreenfieldPastor for Administration and Spiritual DevelopmentMike joined the staff in 1996 as a Pastor for Young and Median Adults, and in 2004 moved into his current administrative role. Mike oversees technology in the church and communications throughout theweek;heworkscloselywiththeBuildingandGrounds superintendentandcommittee;andhedealswithpersonnel issues and policies.If there is a problem at First Baptist, Mike is the person to go to. He is a graduate of Texas Tech University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.Mike and his wife Patti are the parents of three children and 4 grandchildren.C.V. BlakePastor for Adults/Senior AdultsC.V. came to our church as Pastor for Youth in 1999 and then moved intothepositionofPastorforAdults/SeniorAdults,coveringall programming for those age groups. He also works with the Mens Ministry, including coordination of small group Bible studies for men. CV leads a weekly video Bible study for congregants and provides pre-marital/maritalcounseling.Healsoofficiatesatmanyof the funerals of FBC members. C.V. and his wife Shelly have 2 children and 4 grandchildren. They have served as Foster Parents for 13 years investing in the lives of 26 babies. 18'