Biography
Dr. Jason Bay began pastoring in 1999 while completing his undergraduate degree at Texas A&M University. His first pastorate was a small but growing church outside College Station, where he served while earning his Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. After marrying his wife, Kim, the couple moved to Waco, where Jason became the full-time pastor of Timber Crest Baptist Church.
During his ministry at Timber Crest, the church experienced record growth as new ministries were established and many individuals and families came to faith in Christ. Attendance reached historic levels, and plans were initiated for a new church facility. In the midst of this season of remarkable growth, however, Jason and his family experienced a devastating automobile-related tragedy that shook them to the core. After much prayer, they made the difficult decision to move closer to family and seek God’s direction for the next chapter of their lives.
After returning to the Huntsville area, Jason founded Texas Christian Horse Camp, a ministry that taught young people horseback-riding skills while sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. While developing and leading the camp, he also served as pastor of First Baptist Church of Dodge.
Under Jason’s leadership, First Baptist Church of Dodge experienced tremendous growth. The church completed three debt-free building programs, recorded its highest number of baptisms, and grew to the largest attendance in its history.
In 2014, Jason once again surrendered to full-time pastoral ministry when he accepted the call to serve as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Huntsville. Although leaving Texas Christian Horse Camp was a difficult decision, it proved to be the right one as God greatly blessed the church.
During Jason’s first three years at FBC Huntsville, the church welcomed more than 200 new members. Through strategic leadership planning, he helped the congregation renew its focus on evangelism, community outreach, discipleship, and leadership development. These efforts contributed to significant revitalization within the historic congregation.
Under his leadership, FBC Huntsville launched the weekly radio program Beyond the Walls, developed an Adopt-a-School ministry to serve local students and educators, and established a prison outreach through which many incarcerated individuals professed faith in Christ and were baptized.
Jason continues to serve as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Huntsville, where the congregation continues to grow and expand its ministry. In addition to his pastoral responsibilities, he has a deep passion for helping churches in need of revitalization. He has spent years studying under many of the nation’s leading experts in church health, church growth, and church revitalization. He has also worked with numerous churches to develop practical and proven strategic-planning methods designed to encourage renewed health, growth, and effectiveness.
Jason and Kim live outside Huntsville with their ten children. They enjoy spending time together on their horse ranch and serving in ministry as a family.
Jason completed his doctorate at Dallas Theological Seminary in 2020 and looks forward to pursuing future writing opportunities. He is known for preaching passionate, biblically grounded sermons that challenge people to trust God, embrace His calling, and live with faith and purpose.
His mission is to “live life reflecting the God who is able to do immeasurably more than all we could ask or even imagine.”