Daniel Palmer (Email Daniel)
Lead Pastor
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Daniel and his wife, Stacie, have two children, Elizabeth and Samuel. Daniel and Stacie met as kids in the children’s ministry of their home church. Both are graduates of Northside High School and Virginia Tech. Daniel surrendered to the call to ministry in 2005 and studied and worked at Southeastern Seminary from 2005–2015.
In describing his call to serve as the next pastor for North Roanoke Baptist Church, he writes, “God is winning the nations as He always has – through a humble, broken, and needy people who ‘deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow Jesus’ (Luke 9:23). My earnest desire is that we would
facebook.com/danjpalmer
Daniel and his wife, Stacie, have two children, Elizabeth and Samuel. Daniel and Stacie met as kids in the children’s ministry of their home church. Both are graduates of Northside High School and Virginia Tech. Daniel surrendered to the call to ministry in 2005 and studied and worked at Southeastern Seminary from 2005–2015.
In describing his call to serve as the next pastor for North Roanoke Baptist Church, he writes, “God is winning the nations as He always has – through a humble, broken, and needy people who ‘deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow Jesus’ (Luke 9:23). My earnest desire is that we would
- Declare the gospel with our lips and our lives in homes, families, workplaces, and communities;
- Enjoy a Spirit-given oneness flowing from a Christ-honoring commitment to biblical faithfulness;
- Walk in humble holiness, serving one another and joyously worshiping in Spirit and truth;
- Give generously for the advance of the gospel through the local church;
- Plant new churches and send out missionaries;
- Raise up generations of students eager to leverage their vocation for the sake of Christ;
- Joyfully spend our lives for Christ and the people He died to save, and
- Smile and rejoice as God exceeds our greatest expectations for His work in the Roanoke Valley.
- BA in History and Political Science – Virginia Tech
- Master of Public Administration and Policy – Virginia Tech
- Master of Divinity with Biblical Languages – Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- The Books of the Bible by John H. Sailhamer
- God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life by Gene Edward Veith, Jr.
- Gospel for Real Life: Turn to the Liberating Power of the Cross . . . Every day by Jerry Bridges
- What is a Healthy Church Member by Thabiti M. Anyabwile
Job Marquez (Email Job)
Missions and Community Pastor
Job was born and raised in Mexico. He came to Christ when he was 17 years old. At this time, he was called to ministry while doing missions with his youth pastor. After he graduated with an Associates in Computer Programming, he earned a Bachelor of Biblical Studies (BBS) from the Seminario Teologico Bautista de Mexico (Mexican Baptist Theological seminary) in 1989.
Job is married to Paty, his beloved since in 1989. They have four children: Tammy (in heaven), Eliel, Keyla and Zury. He enjoys basketball, the ocean, and new adventures in missions trips.
Job says missions is his ministry with these words: we have "an adventure to live, a battle to fight, and a soul to save” He has traveled to China, Myanmar, Ecuador, Honduras, Canada and Mexico sharing the gospel with people who need to trust and serve King Jesus.
Job was born and raised in Mexico. He came to Christ when he was 17 years old. At this time, he was called to ministry while doing missions with his youth pastor. After he graduated with an Associates in Computer Programming, he earned a Bachelor of Biblical Studies (BBS) from the Seminario Teologico Bautista de Mexico (Mexican Baptist Theological seminary) in 1989.
Job is married to Paty, his beloved since in 1989. They have four children: Tammy (in heaven), Eliel, Keyla and Zury. He enjoys basketball, the ocean, and new adventures in missions trips.
Job says missions is his ministry with these words: we have "an adventure to live, a battle to fight, and a soul to save” He has traveled to China, Myanmar, Ecuador, Honduras, Canada and Mexico sharing the gospel with people who need to trust and serve King Jesus.
Ethan Smith (Email Ethan)
Minister to Students and Families
Ethan and his wife Sarah joined the team at North Roanoke in November of 2018. Ethan and Sarah met while in college at Liberty University and were married in April of 2017. Ethan is originally from Covington, VA and is a graduate of Alleghany High School. He received a call to ministry at the age of 13 and has been pursuing this calling ever since. He is excited to see what God has in store for the students and families of North Roanoke and the surrounding community.
Education
· BS in Pastoral Leadership – Liberty University
· Master of Divinity (in progress) – The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Recommended Reading
· The Pleasures of God – John Piper
· The Holiness of God – R. C. Sproul
· The Pilgrim’s Progress – John Bunyan
Ethan and his wife Sarah joined the team at North Roanoke in November of 2018. Ethan and Sarah met while in college at Liberty University and were married in April of 2017. Ethan is originally from Covington, VA and is a graduate of Alleghany High School. He received a call to ministry at the age of 13 and has been pursuing this calling ever since. He is excited to see what God has in store for the students and families of North Roanoke and the surrounding community.
Education
· BS in Pastoral Leadership – Liberty University
· Master of Divinity (in progress) – The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Recommended Reading
· The Pleasures of God – John Piper
· The Holiness of God – R. C. Sproul
· The Pilgrim’s Progress – John Bunyan
Lynn Wampler (Email Lynn)
