Church Leadership

Staff

Scott Lucky: Senior Pastor

Scott has served at Parkway for the last ten years. He began as the College and Young Adult Pastor, has served as an Associate Pastor, and most recently our Interim Senior Pastor. In late August, 2022, the congregation called Scott as the 6th Senior Pastor in the 95 years of Parkway’s history. We are delighted to have Scott and his family at Parkway!

Josh Poore | jpoore@pbcclinton.org

Josh Poore: ASsociate Pastor and Worship Pastor

Josh joined Parkway staff in early 2023. We are excited to welcome the Poores to our family and to have Josh serve as one of our pastors. He serves our church as Worship Pastor as well as filling the role of Associate Pastor. Although originally from the Jackson area, Josh most recently served on staff at Harrisburg Baptist church in Tupelo, MS.

Brandon Conerly | bconerly@pbcclinton.org

Brandon conerly: Student and missions pastor

Brandon joined the Parkway staff in early 2023. Brandon oversees the Parkway youth and college students, as well as our mission efforts. He previously worked as the Assistant Director of the Mississippi College Baptist Student Union and Student Pastor at Oakdale Baptist Church in Brandon. We are excited to have Brandon and his wife Abigail at Parkway!

Lisa Joyce | ljoyce@pbcclinton.org

Lisa Joyce: Director of Administration, Discipleship, and Planning

Lisa was previously the Children’s Minister and Minister of Education until she became our church Administrator. She loves Parkway and has served here in so many capacities that we can’t count them all or thank her enough!

Tammy Smith | preschool@pbcclinton.org

Tammy Smith: Director of Children’s Ministry

Tammy has been the Children’s Minister at Parkway since 2019. She plans all sorts of fun events for our younger students but always makes sure that there is also Biblical teaching as well. In addition, she is very involved with missions and heads up our women’s ministry.

Bill Sabbatini | bsabbatini@pbcclinton.org

Bill Sabbatini: Director of Activities and senior adults

We are excited to have Bill join our staff as our Director of Activities and Senior Adults. In this role, he will plan opportunities for our church to fellowship together and engage with our community. He will also oversee programming for our senior adult members. Bill is looking forward to implementing new ideas that will serve our church through his role.

Michelle Tinker | mtinker@pbcclinton.org

Michelle Tinker: Communications Specialist

Michelle began attending Parkway in 2018, as a college student, and recently began working as our Communication Specialist. She is in charge of running our website and social media. Additionally, she assists the rest of the staff with their communication needs.

Shirley Dreding | sdreding@pbcclinton.org

Shirley Dreding: Secretary

Shirley is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to our members. She keeps up with our membership and is always in the front of the office if you need to give us a call or stop by.

Cheryl Mobley | cmobley@pbcclinton.org

Cheryl Mobley: financial secretary

Cheryl has been the financial secretary since December of 2019 but a long time member at Parkway. She has been a wonderful addition to our staff and we are so grateful for her hard work and detail oriented mind to keep up with all our finances.

Jonathan Pemberton Jpemberton@pbcclinton.org

Jonathan Pemberton: Facilities manager

Jonathan has been around Parkway for many years and loves serving our church. If you ever need help with anything around the building he is your man!

Jacob Smith | Jacobdsmith05@gmail.com

Jacob Smith: College Ministry Intern

Jacob is currently attending Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, while serving our church as an intern. In this position, he serves as the director of our college ministry here at Parkway. If you are a college student he would love to connect with you and give you information on how to get involved!

Abby Zetterholm

Abby Zetterholm: Children’s Ministry Intern

Abby is currently a Sophomore working on her Elementary Education Degree at Mississippi College. As the Children’s Ministry Intern, she keeps busy as Tammy’s assistant in running the Children and Preschool Departments. She does a great job in helping to prepare for our weekly children’s classes and activities.

Elders

What Are Elders?

Elders are central to our leadership at Parkway. The Lord Jesus Christ is the Head of His church (Eph. 1:22; 5:23; Col. 1:18). Jesus is the Chief Shepherd of each local congregation (1 Pet. 5:4; Heb. 13:20). As Head, Jesus calls qualified men (1 Tim. 3:1–7; Titus 1:5–9) to care for and shepherd His blood-bought people as elders (Acts 20:28; 1 Pet. 5:1–4). These men are called by God and chosen by the congregation to serve alongside the Senior Pastor to shepherd and oversee the church.

Ed Henson

Dennis Vander Molen

Doug Winstead

Paul Montgomery

Lonnie Whitton

Deacons

What are Deacons?

Deacons are essential to the health of Parkway Baptist Church. The early church recognized two offices in Christ’s church––elders and deacons (Phil. 1:1). While elders set the direction for the congregation and serve them by leading, deacons lead the church in service (Acts 6:1–7). Good deacons are like spiritual ninjas—they labor in the background and are frequently unnoticed. Their service frees the elders to devote themselves to prayer, the ministry of the Word, and shepherding the congregation. These men are called by God and chosen by the congregation to be leading servants in His church (1 Timothy 3:8–13).