Senior Pastor Bob Gallina
& wife Melanee Gallina
Personal: At the age of 13, Bob accepted Christ at a Life Action Revival meeting in his hometown of San Bernadino. During his college years, Bob responded to God's call to pursue full-time Christian service. After marrying Melanee in 1984, they moved to Memphis, where he attended seminary and was subsequently ordained by Bellevue Baptist Church. He served as a ministry intern at Bellevue during seminary and as a full-time staff minister from 1987-1998. In 1998, Bob came as the pastor of Green Hills. He and Melanee have three daughters: Jessica, Ashley and Emily.Education: Doctor of MInistry - Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Mill Valley, CA (2006); Minister of Divinity - Mid American Baptist Theological Seminary, Memphis, TN (1987); Bachelor of Arts - Christian Heritage College, El Cajon, CA (1984)Favorite Verse: II Corinthians 12:9-10 "Each time he said, 'My gracious favor is all you need. My power works best in your weakness.' So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may work through me. Since I know it is all for Christ's good, I am quite content with my weaknesses and with insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong."Favorite Hobbies: Learning Spanish, traveling, golf, spending time with the family and the Pomeranians!Contact info: bob@greenhillsonline.org
Pastor Jack Jones
Associate Pastor: Church Growth
Personal: Jack was the lead pastor at Southwinds Church in Tracy, CA, from 1985-2002. He has also served as the Evangelism Director for the Minnesota, Wisconsin Baptist Convention. He joined the Green Hills staff in September of 2008. Jack is also an adjunct professor at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Brea, CA. Jack is married to Lisa, a First Grade teacher, and has three daughters.Education: Doctor of Ministry from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Mill Valley, CA (2004); Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX (1983); B.S. from Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ (1979). Favorite Verse: Colossians 2:13-15, 13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.Favorite Hobbies: Playing golf, surfing the net on his ipad and eating low-fat yogurt with his wife.Contact info: jack@greenhillsonline.org
Pastor Jamie Barr
Associate Pastor: Pastoral Care
Personal: Married to Barbara for 42 years; two married children; 5 grandchildrenEducation: B.A. zoology University California Santa Barbara; M.S. microbiology California State University Long Beach; M.A. Christian education from Talbot SeminaryFavorite Verse: Colossians 1:28 "We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ."Favorite Hobbies: grandkids, golf, seeing AmericaContact info: jmebarr@greenhillsonline.org
Personal: Roberto recieved the Lord as his personal savior in 1994Education: Studied two and half years at Américas Seminary (Pasadena acredited university) and is now taking classes at the Hispanic Bible InstituteFavorite Verse: Hebrews 11Favorite Hobby: Spending time with his familyContact info: roberto@greenhillsonline.org
Pastor Daniel Kijung Jung
Korean Ministry Pastor
Personal: Daniel accepted Christ at the age of 17 at a revival retreat in Seoul, Korea. After marrying Sun in 1999, they responded to God's call to full-time ministry, quit dental school and moved to America. They have three children; Samuel, Jacqueline and Ronny.Education: Studied three years at Cohen University & Theological Seminary, working on a Masters of Divinity; studied at Kyunghee University, School of Dentistry in Seoul, KoreaFavorite Verse: Romans 5:6-10 "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!"Favorite Hobbies: Soccer, Ping Pong, Fishing, Graphics Design, New GearsContact info: daniel@greenhillsonline.org
Sarah Graham
Director: Personal Growth & Discipleship
Personal: Sarah is one of our home grown staff. She started coming to Green Hills when she was 6 years old and she met her husband Josh in the church youth group. She officially became staff in the summer of 2001. She and Josh have two children; Kirsten and Daniel.Education: Sarah is a graduate of Azusa Pacific UniversityFavorite Verse: Romans 8:38-39 "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."Favorite Hobbies: Sarah likes to be around fun people, just hanging around. She loves singing and occasionally plays a little on her Saxophone.Contact info: sarah@greenhillsonline.org
Ryan Sowell
Director: Worship Ministries
Personal: Ryan is a life-long music lover who has a passion for using music to glorify God.Education: B.S. in Music from Biola UniversityFavorite Verse: Matthew 16:24-25- Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.”Favorite Hobbies: Disc Golf, Playing Guitar and Piano, ReadingContact Info: ryan@greenhillsonline.org
Jared Higgins
Pastor of Student Ministries
Personal: Jared is married to Tiffany who works at InJOY Life Resources, a day program for developmentally disabled adults in Bellflower.Education: B.A. in Christian Education Ministries from Biola University, currently finishing M.Div. at Talbot School of TheologyFavorite Verse: Psalm 73:25-26 "Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."Favorite Hobbies: basketball, wakeboarding, and cooking with his wifeContact info: jared@greenhillsonline.org
Jackie Fisher
Director: Children's Ministries
Personal: Jackie has been on staff at Green Hills since September of 2008. Jackie is married to Steve and they are originally from Everett, Washington. Education: Certificate in Child DevelopmentFavorite Verse: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 "But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."Favorite Hobby: Spending time with friends and family, reading, swimming and baking.Contact info: jackie@greenhillsonline.org
