My name is Jason DeRouchie, and I delight in serving as one of the pastors of Sovereign Joy Baptist Church. I focus principally on preaching and teaching and also supply leadership and strategy for fulfilling our mission to glorify God through the Word and Spirit by making mature disciples for the joy of all peoples in Jesus Christ. I met Jesus when I was only five, and for nearly five decades I have been growing to know him and to make Him known. My wife Teresa and I have been married for over three decades, and we are parents and grandparents of a table full. We love Christ’s church, Christ’s gospel, and Christ’s work in the world, and we delight in the people that make up SJBC. I also serve as a professor of Old Testament and biblical theology at Midwestern Seminary. Resources that may serve you can be found at jasonderouchie.com, Hands to the Plow Ministries, and the GearTalk Biblical Theology podcast.

My name is Charles Ackmann, and I am grateful for the Lord’s kindness in calling me as one of the pastors of Sovereign Joy Baptist Church. I love preaching and teaching the Word of God, and I love pastoring Sovereign Joy. I was saved by grace alone as a young man, and the Lord has kept His promise to never forsake me for over 20 years. I have been married to Debra for 20 years, and we have four boys. Our family enjoys good food and good board games together. We all enjoy reading, and Andrew Peterson’s Wingfeather Saga is a constant favorite. When I get the chance, I enjoy making good barbecue in our backyard and growing green things. My prayer for Sovereign Joy is that she will be used by our sovereign Christ to spread His fame in our neighborhoods, our nation, and among the nations. To God be the glory!