Transitional Pastor – Chris Goolsby
Minister of Education/Administration – Jamie Holden
Worship Leader – Blake Scafidel
Student Pastor – Luke Epperson
Children’s Minister – Kathy Bayles
Financial Secretary/Ministry Assistant – Rachel Gibson
Receptionist/Ministry Assistant – Marcie McDaniel
Ministry Assistant – April Epperson
Building Superintendent – Paul Epperson

Bro. Chris Goolsby - chris@hillcrestbyram.org

Family
Married to Lisa Ferguson Goolsby, wife of 24 years
Christopher Goolsby, son - sophomore at Mississippi College
Lauren Goolsby, daughter - senior at Clinton High

Education
Forest Hill High School, class of 1978
Mississippi College, 1983, Graduated with Bachelor of Science in Accounting
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, May 2005, Graduated with Masters of Divinity

Salvation Testimony
In spite of growing up in a Christian home, at the age of 18 my testimony consisted of nothing more than a series of religious experiences. As a freshman in college, I invited the Lord Jesus to step out of heaven and into my heart. Since that day, God has continued to transform me into the image of the Lord Jesus, one moment at a time.

Call to Ministry
In 2000, God confirmed the call on my life to bi-vocational ministry. It is through a very special calling as a tent-making pastor that God has allowed me to serve Him in many wonderful churches during seasons of transition. In addition, it is through a very special calling as a CPA that God has allowed me to bring salt and light into the lives of others as they work in the business world.

Passion in Ministry
To effectively communicate the love of Jesus through the preaching of the Word under the guidance and inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Favorite Verse
Philippians 3:12-14
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (NIV)

Jamie has served on staff since April of 1999.

Family
Married to Gary Holden: October 7, 1978
Daughter: Becky, born October 10, 1979—married to Nick Chiasson, October 17, 2006
Son: Ben, born April 2, 1981—married to Missy Martin, October 8, 2005

Passion in Ministry
To see others develop to their full potential as followers of Christ and to help them get connected to a place of service in their church family.

Favorite Verses
Philippians 1:6 . . . being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. (NIV)

Romans 12:4-5 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.  (NIV)

Worship Leader
Blake Scafidel - blake@hillcrestbyram.org

Blake has served on staff since January of 2006.

Family
Married to Carrene Scafidel: June 3, 1989
Son: Jason, born August 20, 1994
Daughter: Emily, born June 18, 1998
Son: Adrian, born May 25, 2000
Son: Micah, born October 8, 2004

Passion in Ministry
To invite others to connect with God through authentic, meaningful moments of worship.  He enjoys creating music and ‘digital storytelling’ through media arts. In his spare time, he works in his home studio, creating music and editing video, and dreams of someday scoring music for a motion picture. 

Student Pastor
Luke Epperson - luke@hillcrestbyram.org

Luke has served on staff since February of 2002.

Family
Married to April Epperson: May 31, 2003

Passion
To preach God’s word, lead lost people to Christ, and see students come to “Know God and Make Him Known.”

Favorite Verse
Romans 8:37-39 - No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (NIV)

Children’s Minister
Kathy Bayles - kathy@hillcrestbyram.org

Kathy has served on staff since June of 2001.
                                                                                           
Family
Married to Boyd Bayles: July 30, 1977
Son: Ras, born July 4, 1979
Daughter: Crystal, born August 30, 1983 - married to Stephen Gaylor, April 3, 2004
Daughter: Geneva, born November 10, 1986
Granddaughter: Abigail, born August 28, 2004

Passion in Ministry
To love all children, regardless of their background, and to show them God's love by teaching them about His free gift of salvation.

Favorite Verse
Philippians 4:13 . . . I can do everything through Him who gives me strength. (NIV)