Hello! I am
Pam Archer. I have been a member of ISBC since 1978. I remember when high
attendance day at ISBC was 300, so it has been a blessing to see the changes
and growth over the years. I love my Lord, family, and church! Currently, I am
serving as the Director of Women’s Ministry. I have a heart for ministry to
women, and a team that serves alongside of me who loves Jesus and are eager to
share that love with others.
I was born
in Knoxville, TN to a Baptist minister. I am the 5th
of six children. We learned about Jesus from the time we were born. I have been
in church since before I was born, but my first official visit was when I was
three weeks old. That was a very long time ago! I accepted Jesus as my Lord and
Savior when I was 8. It has been a journey, for sure. My mother told me that
Jesus is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. That is so true. He has
been my best friend for 54 years! Never once has he let me down, even when I
let him down.
My three
daughters grew up in ISBC; Maria Wayland Labarbera, Beth Wayland, and Abby
Simmons Weaver. I am so thankful for a church that helped me to teach them the
Word and nurture them throughout their young lives. All three went through the
youth group and youth choir under the instruction of Mike Morgan. I am proud to
say they are all three serving the Lord, largely due to the influence of the
leadership at ISBC.
Charles,
(Chuck), and I will celebrate 20 years of marriage this December. God has been
so good to us! He is the ISBC men’s softball coach. He is the funniest man I
know and he makes me laugh every day.
I’ve spent
most of my adult life as a fitness educator, personal trainer, and group
fitness instructor. I was fortunate to have had many opportunities in the
fitness industry, which I viewed as my ministry. I did 30 TV shows and 2 videos
for Jenny Craig, Int’l, which aired on Fox Sports Net and the Health Network
for two years. I have also produced and been in numerous other exercise videos,
the latest being Body Gospel, by Beachbody Fitness. I wrote a fitness column
for the Times News for 11 years. All of this was under my company, Archer Fitness Consultants, Inc.
I recently
closed Pamela’s Exclusive Floral and
Event Design http://www.pamelaseventdesign.com,
after twelve years of doing wedding and event design. My family worked with me
in that business. I know that God has something new for me to do, so I am
praying about what that is and looking for opportunities. He moves us where he
wants us. We just need to be willing to go where he sends us. I look forward to
the new adventures he has in store for me. He has always been faithful to me!
I have
several life verses, but my favorite is Jeremiah
29:11 –“For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD,
"plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a
future.”
~ Submitted by Kathy Neal
ISBC Women's Ministry
Communications Coordinator
