Mary Jackson

Mary Jackson

Joined Gateway Staff: 2001

Areas of Ministry:

Pastor of Amazing Kids 

(birth to 6th grade)

Family: Husband—Pastor Ken Jackson; Daughters—Micah Jackson and Mabrie Burgett

Saved: 1974 at Latter Rain Baptist Church in Keller, Texas

Previous Lines of Work: Director of Mother’s Day Out at Carroll Baptist Church, Children’s Director at the Keller Library, Children’s Coordinator at Shady Grove Church

One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: No matter how many times you read the Bible, there are always new things to be discovered.

FAVORITE
Book: Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Food: Home Cooking
Snack Food: Popcorn
Movie: Sense and Sensibility
TV Show: So You Think You Can Dance
Musical Artist: Aaron Neville
Actor: Kevin Bacon
Actress: Meryl Streep
Time of Day: Late night
Season: Spring
Place in the World: Palm Springs
Place to Pray: On a walk
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Laughing with my family
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11
Sports Team: None!
Sport: Golf

LEAST FAVORITE
Food:
Gumbo
Snack Food: Gummy bears
Time of Day: Morning
Season: Don’t have one
Place in the World: Hospital bed
Sports Team: All of them

Best Thing Someone Said to You: It’s a girl!

Life Motto: The joy of the Lord is my strength

Three People I’d Like to Meet: George Washington Carver, Mike Myers, Jane Austen

My Hero: My husband

One of My Greatest Experiences with God: When God took me through a three-month journey to inner healing

Most People Don’t Know This About Me: I once won a golf tournament by sinking a 20-foot putt in a sudden death playoff.