Pastor Jeff W. Crook and his wife, Becky, live in Buford, Georgia, with their two children, Macie and Josiah. Jeff became senior pastor of Christ Place Church in 2004. Since then, God has blessed by adding 4,000 new members, bringing the congregation to more than 8,000 members. More than 3,000 people have been baptized during that time. Jeff began his evangelistic and expository preaching as a young teen, and he is a graduate of The Baptist College of Florida and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has also served as pastor of two churches in Florida and Mississippi.