Our Staff
Interim Pastor - Dr. Timothy Beougher
During our interim as we seek a new senior pastor, Northside welcomes Dr. Timothy Beougher, Billy Graham Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth (1996); Associate Dean, Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Prior to coming to Southern Seminary, Dr. Beougher served for six years as Assistant Professor of Evangelism at the Wheaton College Graduate School and Associate Director of the Institute of Evangelism at the Billy Graham Center of Wheaton College. He has written and edited numerous materials related to evangelism, discipleship, and spiritual awakening, including Overcoming Walls to Witnessing, Training Leaders to Make Disciples, Evangelism for a Changing World, Accounts of a Campus Revival: Wheaton College 1995, and Richard Baxter and Conversion. He has ministry experience as an evangelist, church planter, pastor, and interim pastor.
Email Address: tbeougher@sbts.edu
Associate Pastor of Worship and Evangelism - John Reeder
John Reeder came to Northside in 2004 from Sarasota, Florida, where he served as the Associate Pastor of Worship and the Arts at Gulf Gate Church. John has a Master of Church Music from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Palm Beach Atlantic College in West Palm Beach, Florida.
He first served as the Music Minister at Northside from October 1994 to January of 2002. John returned to Northside's staff in 2004.
John and his wife, Amber, have two children, Jacob and Jessica.
Email Address: jreeder@worshipfortoday.com
Associate Pastor of Children and Ministry - Hap Jolliff
Hap is a native of south central Illinois and came to Indianapolis in 2004 upon marrying his sweetheart Elizabeth. He received Jesus Christ as his Savior and Lord in 1999, yet finds greater delight in knowing and living by God's grace day by day. Hap is thankful to serve in the arena of children's ministry, a field he believes the Lord has placed before him to work in. He joined Northside's staff in May, 2007. Hap enjoys his studies at Southern Seminary in Louisville but only secondarily to spending time with his wife and their sons, Sam Anderson and Andrew Hap.
Email Address: hjolliff@worshipfortoday.com
Minister of Students and Discipleship - Tom Hall
Tom accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior while growing up in New Jersey in 1993, and has been a member here at Northside since 1999 when he was part of Northside Student Ministry. After graduating high school he received his bachelor's degree in management from Purdue in 2006. While on a mission trip to Namibia Tom began to recognize God's calling on his life into full time ministry. Upon returning home he married his beautiful wife Sarah in the fall of 2007. He now attends Southern Seminary in Louisville pursuing a Master of Arts in Missiology.
Tom and Sarah enjoy serving together in a variety of areas here at Northside Baptist Church. They met while part of The Navigators during their collegiate years thus they both are big advocates of one-on-one discipleship and inductive Bible studies. The message of 2 Timothy resonates with Tom's calling in ministry as he desire's to faithfully teach and equip people what others have so generously invested in him and to know the truth of scripture which is able to make one wise for salvation.
Email Address: thall@worshipfortoday.com
Facilities Manager - Micah Langmaack
Micah Langmaack was born in Lisbon, North Dakota and accepted Christ as Savior at the age of four.
Near the end of Micah's tenure as Transportation Director for Impact Productions (1995-1998), he settled in Indianapolis and became a member of Northside. He worked on staff from July 1998 until October 1999 and rejoined the staff as Facilities Manager in March 2002.
Micah has a heart for helping and serving people. He frequently assists at Highland Lakes Baptist Camp with their construction projects. Micah enjoys designing and building furniture. Lately he has taken an interest in flying radio-controlled model airplanes.
Email Address: mlangmaack@worshipfortoday.com
Controller/Bookkeeper - Jennifer Hall
Jennifer joined Northside in October 2004 and came on staff in April 2007.
She grew up in Martinsville, Indiana and accepted Christ at the age of 6 in a revival service at Highland Creek Baptist Church. After graduating from high school, Jennifer headed to Indiana University, Bloomington and earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Business from the Kelley School of Business. Prior to joining Northside’s staff, she worked in the financial services and insurance industry for over nine years, most recently as the Senior Group Underwriter for MPlan.
Jennifer has a passion for stewardship and Biblical money management and frequently speaks on the topic at women’s ministry events. She is also actively involved as a consultant with Build for the Future, a capital funding program sponsored by the State Convention of Baptist in Indiana. Jennifer takes tremendous joy helping to create a spiritual climate that leads members of a church to give at sacrificial levels so that building needs can be met.
She and her husband David have one daughter, Vivian. Jennifer is active in the Worship and Arts ministry at Northside, enjoys singing on the praise team and in the choir, as well as being part of a women’s trio named Relinquish. In her free time she enjoys singing, running and spending time with her husband, family and friends.
Email Address:jhall@worshipfortoday.com
Dir. of Communication/Office Aministrator - Barbara Cross
Barbara oversees all ministry items related to publication of information including the website, newsletter, brochures, slideshows and posters. She has recently assumed additional responsibility for managing the church office. Prior to joining our staff she was a web developer for 14 years. Barbara was born and raised in Indianapolis and accepted Christ as savior at the age of five. She and her husband, Bob, have been members of Northside since 1994. They have four children and five grandchildren.
Email Address: bcross@worshipfortoday.com
Office Assistant - Becky Englin
Becky Englin is one of our Office Assistants at Northside. Becky’s in-depth knowledge of the ministry needs of the church and her drive to take care of those needs make her a crucial component of the church staff. Among numerous other things, Becky keeps updated records, types sermon outlines and mails out materials for various ministries at Northside. She and her husband, Rob, raised their children Kristin and Keith at Northside after joining in 1977. Becky and Rob were instrumental in building up what is now known as Northside Student Ministry. The couple helped start Reflections, a weekly outreach to students in surrounding school districts, and the time-honored SnowBlast, an annual ski trip which encourages students to bring friends who don’t know Jesus. Becky loves sharing stories about her grandchildren.
Email Address: benglin@worshipfortoday.com
Office Assistant - Jan Jeter
Jan is a great support to our staff and church members as she carries out many administrative duties that allow the church to function more efficiently. Jan and her husband, John, have been members of Northside since February of 1970. She was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee where she lived until marrying John in 1968. Their daughter, Kara, lives in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Jan enjoys being involved with women’s ministry at Northside and helps coordinate the women's ministry team and event planning. She volunteers in the children's ministry and has also worked with the singles ministry in the past. Jan enjoys reading, listening to music, and spending time with friends.
Email Address: benglin@worshipfortoday.com
