Meet the Pastor

Jimmy Seibert, the Senior Pastor at Antioch, has served in full-time ministry since 1987 after graduating from Baylor University the prior year. He and his wife, Laura, have four children ranging in ages from 10 to 20.

Jimmy, tell us about your family. I may be a little biased but I think I have the most wonderful family in the world. Laura and I have been married for 23 years. I am so grateful and thankful to God for a woman who fears the Lord and has walked with me in partnership all these years. 

• Abby is a sophomore at Baylor University and she loves Jesus with all her heart.

• Lauren is a senior in high school.  She is a delightful joy to our lives and a woman of deep conviction.

• Caleb is a sophomore in high school and is a great student and athlete.  Caleb is a true worshipper of God.

• Daniel, our youngest, is such a blessing to our lives.  When we were praying through whether to have another child we felt like God said "If you have another one it will truly be a blessing". Obviously all children are a blessing from the Lord, but Daniel is a unique blessing to us.  He is kind, loving, and a total joy to parent.

Laura and I have often prayed that our children would far exceed us in anything we have seen God do or that we have experienced in His Kingdom.

When did you sense God's call to start Antioch Community Church? When Laura and I first started the training school in 1987, we had a heart to see a process happen where young and old alike would work together through the church to see God's glory around the earth.  Ten years into it, in 1997, we began to dialogue with the leadership at Highland Baptist Church about the possibilities of planting a church. Highland Baptist was an incredible blessing to us by allowing us to live out dreams and visions we never thought possible.  They not only birthed us but taught us, led us, and mentored us in how to do church well. We were blessed and sent out to begin Antioch Community Church in 1999.

What do you want people to most remember you for? I pray people will remember me as one who walked what he taught...that I didn't merely ask people to do things that I wasn't willing to do myself...that I continued to follow Jesus all the days of my life...that the world was impacted because of my wholehearted devotion to Him.

What do you like to do for fun? I love to be with my family doing just about anything.  I love to be with my friends, especially in a competitive sporting event. In recent years, I have loved to play golf (I am not that good at it, but one of these days I will be).    

What do you look forward to most about Heaven? I think I look most forward to seeing Jesus face to face and living in His Presence continually.