Kevin Kennedy – Class of ’79
Graduate of Theology, B.S. in Education
Kevin has ministered in two churches his entire ministry. He was youth pastor at Concord Baptist Church, Wilmington, Delaware, while completing his degree. In July of 1979, he became youth pastor at Trinity Baptist in Abilene, Texas, where his father, Leland Kennedy, was pastor. Kevin was called as senior pastor in 1991. Kevin has led Trinity to be a training center for evangelism in Abilene and around the world. Missions has played a major role in his ministry. His most recent trip was to Korea where he spoke at the 55th anniversary of Bible Baptist Church of Seoul, founded by missionary Ike Foster. While touring the buildings, Lee Jung-Bum showed him the spot where Daniel Kim prayed and received Christ. This was especially of interest because as a teenager at Twin City Baptist in Mishawaka, Indiana, God used Kim to soften Kevin’s heart to surrender for vocational ministry. He and his wife, Pam (McCaskill), have two sons: Chad, a graduate of Liberty University, teaches theatre at Abilene High and leads worship at Trinity; and Ryan, a graduate of Rice University, teaches and coaches in Rockwall, Texas. Ryan married Whitney (Mentzel) in May and plans to enter law school next fall.
Randy Eggert – Class of ’87
Pastoral Theology
Randy grew up under the ministry of Parker Dailey and his youth pastor, Bill Boren, at Blue Ridge Baptist Temple in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating from BBC, Randy attended Missouri State University and received a MA in History in 1988. Afterwards, Randy attended University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law in 1991. From 1991-1997 Randy served in several different areas of law. For the past 13 years, he has worked as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, out of the Springfield, Missouri, office. In 2002, Randy was named the Prosecutor of the Year for the Midwest Region by the White House Drug Policy Office.
In addition to his work, Randy stays involved in many community projects and since 2009 has been a trustee of Baptist Bible College. Randy also teaches part time at BBC and since 1999 has been an adjunct faculty member at Drury University.
Randy is married to Barbara Bean, who is an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Missouri, and they have two daughters, Emily (10) and Anna (6). The family attends Park Crest Baptist Church in Springfield where Phillip Housley is pastor and where Randy teaches a Sunday school class.
Lonnie A. Brooks – Class of ’60
Graduate of Theology-Mission Course; ’93 BA (BBC correspondence course); MDiv ’94 Louisiana Baptist Theological Seminary; MABS ’94 (same); PhD ’96 (same).
Lonnie and Georgine were married in November 1957 and approved as missionaries to Ethiopia in May 1961 where they stayed until 1975. Due to the revolution in that country, God led them to Costa Rica for a few months. However, their hearts were still in Africa and thankfully the Lord led them to Kenya where they labored there from January 1978 until August 1998 when they had to leave the field due to Lonnie’s health. However, God was not finished with them and gave them the vision of SMORS (Skilled Missionaries Offering Relief Service), creatively named by Diana Blankenship, secretary in the BBFI Mission Office. SMORS missionaries go to a field where a few months relief is needed. The Brooks have served as SMORS missionaries in Malta, Korea, South Africa, Scotland, Australia, Jamaica, and Belgium. They also were able to evangelize in China and New Zealand where God blessed and souls were saved! In February 2008, the Brooks retired but are still active at Seminole Baptist Temple where Georgine has worked in AWANA and does craft work with the younger ages, and Lonnie teaches a Sunday school class and is a deacon. The Brooks have three children, Keith and his wife, Paula, Karen and her husband, Calum, and Kelly. They have six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Fred Young – Class of ’87
Pastoral Major
Upon graduation, Fred returned to his home church where he served as the full-time youth pastor. He and his wife, Laura, also worked in the Christian school. In the fall of 1988, Fred became the pastor of Marshall Baptist Temple in Marshall, Missouri. The church was three years old with just a handful of people. In January 1992, Fred assumed the pastorate of Aurora Baptist Temple in Aurora, Missouri. This congregation was a well-established church with a rich heritage. After seven and a half years the church had more than doubled in attendance and a new family life center was constructed. In the fall of 1999, Fred became the pastor of East Side Baptist Church in Independence, Missouri, a strong church of nearly 600 in attendance. In the past 11 years, East Side has more than doubled in attendance to its current average of 1,300. Two major building projects have been completed. Fred loves reading, riding his motorcycle, and is a sports enthusiast. Fred has been married to Laura, his high school sweetheart, for 27 years. They have two sons: Todd (23) and Tyler (20). Todd and his wife, Hannah, reside in the Atlanta, Georgia, area.