Northside Drive Baptist Church

Residency and Internships

The Maddox Pastoral Residency

Northside Drive Baptist Church has always been a church that encourages followers of Christ to listen for their calls to vocational ministry. Northside Drive wants its children, youth and young adults to view a calling to ministry as an important profession. The new Maddox Pastoral Residency program will assist Northside Drive in nurturing the work of the Holy Spirit within the lives of motivated, interested and gifted young believers as they test their gifts and consider a calling to vocational ministry.

Excellent pastoral leadership is imperative to having a vital and successful congregation. Thus, the training of those who feel a calling to vocational ministry should be an important aspect of fulfilling the Gospel work of Christ. However, pastors perform their ministry within the congregational setting, and therefore new ministers need a healthy congregational context in which to practice ministry under the supervision of experienced ministers and supportive lay leaders. It is my hope that the Northside Drive Baptist Church Maddox Pastoral Residency will cultivate ministry formation in the most appropriate context for developing pastoral competencies---the church itself.

The Maddox Pastoral Residency is intended for a student who has completed a seminary degree before entering their first full time ministerial job. Our first Maddox Pastoral Resident for the 2010-2011 year was Rev. Eric M. Cain. Our second Maddox Pastoral Resident is Zachary Bay. He is now a full time resident of the church and provides leadership of the youth group. He is gaining experience in other leadership areas of the church such as pastoral care, worship, preaching, children, sustainability, and missions. We welcome Zachary Bay as our next full time resident and are excited about what he will contribute to the growth of Northside Drive Baptist Church.

For further information on the Maddox Pastoral Residency program at Northside Drive Baptist Church, go to http://www.northsidedrive.org/, the Ministries menu, the Residency and Internships tab.

Zachary Bay
Maddox Pastoral Resident

Zach is a third-year Master of Divinity student at McAfee School of Theology. He is completing an Academic Research course of study and is presently finishing a master's thesis on the book of Ecclesiastes.

In May 2007, Zach graduated cum laude from Georgetown College with a Bachelor of Arts. He double-majored in Religion and Philosophy and minored in History. While at Georgetown, Zach also served on the Campus Ministry Leadership Team during his junior and senior years as the chair for on-campus outreach and then as the chair for community missions.

Zach loves discussing theology, the Bible, and history. He has two cats, Peanut and Pepper, and enjoys residing in Atlanta with them. After seminary, he plans to serve in congregational ministry and continue his education.

Zach's phone extension at the church is 102 and his email is zach@northsidedrive.org.

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NDBC's Fall McAfee Intern: Jillian Farmer

Jillian Farmer is originally from Nacogdoches, Texas. She graduated in 2008 from Stephen F. Austin State University with a bachelor's degree in Social Work and History. She is a third year student at the McAfee School of Theology, studying Christian Social Ethics. After graduation she plans to follow her calling into congregational ministry, hopefully somewhere in Texas. She is excited to take part in the opportunities God is currently providing at Northside Drive, and is thankful to be a part of this family of faith.