About Shepherd's Staff
Seeds of a Vision
In April of 1993, Pastor Jeff Jackson returned to the United States after 5 years of church planting in
Cebu City, Philippines. Jeff and his family received
exceptional missionary care from their home church, Calvary Chapel of Escondido.
How they were impacted by their church while on the mission field left an
indelible impression on Pastor Jeff. The seed of a vision began to germinate and
take root; the possibilities for churches and their missions involvement were
endless. Convinced that local churches can and should venture into
cross-cultural endeavors, Pastor Jeff began fleshing out his vision to create a
unique missions organization.
Empowering Local Churches
The new organization will empower local churches to realize their visions and goals for launching new missions endeavors and developing
and caring for missionaries. This new entity would FACILITATE local churches as
they took steps to carry out the great commission by sending their own to the
mission field.
Shepherd's Staff Mission Facilitators is a helpful and convenient tool in the hands of a pastor of a
local church; a practical expression of a pastor's love for those members of his
flock who heed the call to serve overseas.
In 2005, Ron Clipp assumed the role of Executive Director. Pastor Jeff Jackson
continues to serve Shepherd’s Staff Mission Facilitators as a key member of the
board of directors.
