Dereck S. Jackson - President
Dereck Jackson has 13 years of teaching, youth ministry,
and general ministry experience. He has also managed
after-school and parenting programs in Birmingham’s
Metropolitan Gardens Housing Project, and served as the
director of an inner city summer camp.
Dereck has been certified as a trainer for Cadre’ Ministries (a volunteer training organization) and has been a presenter for both the S.A.F.E. sexual abstinence program and SonLife Youth Ministries. He is a graduate of the DeVos Urban Leadership Initiative program and is currently serving as Community Spiritual Director with Birmingham Emmaus Community. Dereck recently completed his degree in Biblical Studies at Southeastern Bible College.
As a result of varied experiences and certifications, Dereck is qualified in program development and management, team building and conflict resolution, leadership development, teaching/preaching, and budget development. Dereck Jackson was ordained as an Associate Pastor of The New City Church in Birmingham in 2001.
Rebecca S. Jackson - Vice President
Rebecca Jackson has 7 years experience in teaching and ministry. She received a BA in English from Boston College in 1995, and spent the next year as a member of the Jesuit
Volunteer Corps, where she began her work in youth ministry. She has since worked as a youth ministry assistant and program coordinator at The New City Church in Birmingham. She has served as assistant director of an inner city summer camp, “Metro Camp.” Rebecca received a master’s degree in teaching from U.A.B and was an English Teacher at West End High School from 1999-2000. Rebecca has been writing our monthly newsletter, Just Clay for the past two years.
Through both educational background and work experience,
Rebecca is qualified to assist ministries in program development
and management, team building and conflict resolution,
communication, leadership and teacher training.
Earthen Vessels Ministries was birthed after years of watching small churches with small budgets and small staffs try to "manage the damage." With limited resources, small ministries get stuck. Leaders become ineffective and the Body of Christ remains stale. It is our hope to assist these ministries by together examining where they excel and where they are lacking. We seek to bring the same quality of assistance to small churches that nationally known speakers would bring to the larger churches. We pray that we may be able to assist leaders so that they may serve the Body.
Board of Directors
Williadean Crear developed and manages Make It Personal Ministries. Through her ministry, Williadean has had the opportunity to share God's design for the family with numerous groups and churches. Williadean has two sons and four grandchildren.
Sarita Jackson-Womack—Sarita is the Director of Housing for the Urban League of Birmingham. She was previously employed by the Housing Authority of Birmingham. Sarita is mom to nine year old Myles and five year old Camille. Sarita is active with the prayer ministry at Harvest Community Church.
Michael Jones—"Pastor Mike" is the Pastor of Harvest Community Church, a church he began eleven years ago. . He and his wife Kim have four daughters ranging in age from five to sixteen. Michael is a fellow graduate of the DeVos Urban Initiative with Dereck.
