Ginger continues to be involved in many aspects of the ministry.  Her primary responsibility is bookkeeping.  Her 13 years of corporate experience prior to co-founding the ministry with Jay brings welcomed knowledge and perspective in the implementation of new projects and materials. She enjoys traveling, as well as representing the ministry at conventions, workshops and churches. Ginger facilitates our adult PLACE workshops and our PLACE Connection Coach training. She serves as both a PLACE Facilitator and PLACE Connection Coach in her local church. Ginger also loves to provide a loving and nurturing environment for her family and friends.

Kraig became the Executive Director of PLACE in December of 2000. He is a graduate of Southwest Baptist University and brings over 10 years of ministry and 8 years of corporate management experience. He leads our organization overseeing all areas of ministry and plays an important role in the development of our PLACE product line and marketing endeavors. Kraig is a "listening ear" to all our customers and enjoys learning how PLACE is being implemented across the nation and sharing innovative ideas and suggestions as they relate to our ministry. He facilitates our PLACE and student PLACE workshop training both on the road and in his local church where he also serves as a PLACE Connection Coach and Facilitator. His creative and positive attitude, as well as his shared passion for the ministries of PLACE, is truly a blessing to our team. Kraig, and his wife Missy, have been married for 25 years and have 3 sons Koby, Klay and Kyler.

Barbara comes to PLACE Ministries with a client services and administration background in Human Resources and Training & Development. She guides our customers in utilizing Mobilyzr, our online church portal, and assists our churches in leveraging the value of the PLACE process with this tool. Barbara and her husband have been married 21 years with 2 children. 

Quentine works with many churches in the Southeastern section of Georgia. He is a PLACE facilitator and personal development/time management trainer. Quentine has over 25 years experience in several key positions including Vice President of sales for At-A-Glance, the leading manufacturer of planners in America. His unique interactive teaching approach takes you on a visual journey through the PLACE workshop training. He continues to visit and guide churches, as well as, facilitate PLACE workshops and other PLACE training. He and his wife Sharon have been married for 23 years. They have 5 grown children, 9 grand children and 2 great grand children.

Blake and Susan Paul have been involved as volunteers and staff members in ministry with the Assemblies of God for over 20 years. They have served in many areas including Youth Ministry, Teachers, Small Group Leaders, Executive Pastor and Coordinator of Volunteer Ministries. The Pauls have also been on staff of several churches ranging in size from 300 to 1000 members. Both have degrees in Education, with Blake also possessing a degree in Business Administration. Susan spent 15 years as a public school educator.

Both Blake and Susan are involved in helping churches in areas of Business, Leadership, Team Building, Ministry Development and the implementation of PLACE. Both Blake and Susan are passionate about the use of PLACE as a God-given tool to help pastors and leaders discover the treasury of spiritual gifts that are sitting in each congregation.

Blake and Susan have 2 boys, Caleb and Joshua. They are all actively involved within their local church.

As Associate Pastor of Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood, TN, Jim Baker is committed to developing and equipping the church to become all God has uniquely gifted and called her to be in order to make disciples of Jesus Christ. In his 35 years of experience in church ministry, he has determined to lead the church and implement its mission, vision and strategies by maximizing the human, financial, physical and spiritual resources. Jim is a graduate of Southwestern at Memphis, now Rhodes College, and Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He is an accomplished author and speaker and is on the Board of Directors for PLACE Ministries.

Lisa Baker is the PLACE coordinator at Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood, Tennessee. She regularly delivers PLACE workshop training and individually consults with participants helping them understand who they are and why they are here. Lisa leads people to discover church ministries in which they would be effective, but also guides them to determine how to be spiritually productive in their everyday lives. Lisa holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, with an emphasis in painting, from the University of Memphis. Her more recent degree is that of PURPOSE from the school of life experiences and many years of personal study in the area of temperaments and gifting. Lisa is intrigued by the unique nesses of individuals. She is passionate about helping people understand the connections of how God has wired them, how He has shown up in their lives in the past and how He can use them for His glory.

Holding a deep conviction that spiritual growth and ministry never ends in the lives of people, John is committed to an adult church ministry environment in which men and women experience the ongoing power of life change through Christ. John is the Pastor of Adult Ministries at Sugarcreek Baptist Church in Sugarland, TX. Authentic, Christ-honoring relationships with Jesus and with others demonstrate the abundant, full life Jesus talked about in John 10:10. John is also passionate in the concept that as we model authentic Christianity to those coming after us, we're still becoming fully-devoted followers of Jesus Christ today!

John and his wife, Wanda, have two children, Amanda and Michael.

Jamie Parler
PLACE Field Representative

Currently serving as a community pastor for North Side Baptist Church, Jamie is passionate about helping people and truly believes that God has a plan for every person who will seek Him. He used this passion to help bring PLACE Ministries to life for churches and ministries alike.

Jamie stands firm in encouraging people and references Proverbs 3:5&6. “Don’t ever forget, that as a child of God, you are always in the palm of His hand. Trust Him and allow Him to direct to your path. He knows what He’s doing!”

Mark Seals
PLACE Field Representative

Spanning more than 20 years, Mark’s commitment to Christian education began in 1986 as a missionary at the World’s Fair in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has had the privilege of working with best-selling author of Experiencing God and Christian educator, Rev. Henry Blackaby, as well as campus minister at Georgia Institute of Technology, faculty member of the National Baptist Convention Congress of Christian Education, faculty member of the General Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia and special assistant to the president of the General Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia. Mark has been a pastor at Beulah Missionary Baptist Church for more than 17 years. He is supported in all he endeavors by his wife, Kimberley, and their four sons.

Jeremy Freeman
PLACE Field Representative

Jeremy Freeman was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, but has called Oklahoma home since his college days at Oklahoma Baptist University. Jeremy is the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in New Castle, Oklahoma. His main passion in ministry is to thoroughly study and preach the complete and perfect Word of God. Jeremy has made PLACE an important part of his church health in the last two churches he has served. He also speaks on behalf of PLACE Ministries at several conferences and events.