Paul Jacobs hails from Greenwood Arkansas where he not only was saved in 1977 at the First Baptist Church of Greenwood, but also surrendered to the ministry at the age of 16. Following graduation from Greenwood High School he entered Ouachita Baptist University where he earned a BA in Religion in 1982.

After graduation from Ouachita he moved to Dallas where he enrolled at The Criswell College in Dallas. In 1985, he earned a Master of Arts degree in Biblical Studies. Working nights, he continued his studies and eventually earned another MA from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.

After graduation from UNT, Paul served with the International Mission Board in the Philippines to teach at the Southern Baptist College in M’Lang, Cotabato on the southern island of Mindanao. During this time he also taught New Testament Greek at the Southern Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary in Davao City, and served as Interim Pastor of the Chinese Baptist Church of Davao City.  It was during this period of time that Paul met the love of his life in church one Sunday morning.  A mutual friend introduced them.  Before Paul left the Philippines, Paul and Mary Jane were engaged.

Upon returning to the USA in 1995, Paul was called to serve as the Principal of the Chenal Valley Christian Academy and Associate Pastor of Hebron Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. After three years, he was called to the Barnett Baptist Church in Little Rock where he served as pastor for another three years.  During this time God greatly increased the church from 25 to over 150.  It was during this time that the Criswell College extended an offer to join the faculty.  In March of 2001, Paul and Mary Jane moved to Texas where he became Associate Professor of Counseling and Biblical Studies.

A few months after making the move to Texas, First Baptist Church of Heath contacted him about serving as interim pastor. After serving as interim pastor for a year and a half, the church voted to call him as pastor on a full-time basis in March of 2003.

Paul and his lovely wife, Mary Jane have been married since 1996 and are the proud parents of BreAnna Gabrielle.