Ministerial Staff Team 

Leon grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, and attended Howard Payne University where he received a BA and a Doctorate of Divinity. He attended Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth and has done master’s level work at Texas A&M in Kingsville.

Leon has spent over 45 years in the ministry as a pastor and the last 10 as associate pastor at FBC Plano.

Leon and his wife Dot have two children and 5 grandchildren.

Email: leona@fbcplano.org

Casey Cockrell has been serving at First Baptist Church since February 2007.  He leads the Journey Student Ministry for students in grades 7 through 12.  Journey includes small group Bible studies, discipleship training and missions, both local and global.

Casey is originally from Pasadena, Texas, and holds degrees from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and George W. Truett Theological Seminary.

Casey enjoys golf, reading, and cheering for all Houston sports teams.

Casey and his wife Tasha were blessed by the birth of their first child, Claire, in July 2008.

Email: caseyc@fbcplano.org

Ed Meath serves FBC Plano as business administrator. He has served in that position since 2000. Ed oversees the business and facilities portion of ministry.

A native of Tacoma, Washington, Ed spent 42 years in the retail business before entering his “second career” at FBC Plano.

Ed and his wife Midge have five children, 11 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandson.

Email: edm@fbcplano.org

Doug Mogan serves First Baptist Church of Plano as Minister of Music. He has been in that role for 25 years. The Music Ministry at FBC Plano includes vocal and instrumental music for ages 3 through adult. The Music Ministry enjoys leading worship services, presenting concerts, and mission trips.

Doug is a native of Kansas and holds degrees from Oklahoma Baptist University and Southwestern Seminary.

Doug enjoys golf, fishing, riding his Harley Davidson, and cheering for the OU Sooners.

Doug and his wife Teresa have two children and one grandchild.

Email: dougm@fbcplano.org

Debbie joined First Baptist in July of 1988. Debbie is responsible for all aspects of children's ministries, from babies through 6th grade. She also serves as MDO Director.

Debbie has a Bachelor of Science from Colorado State University. She has a Leadership Certificate in Childhood and Weekday Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Masters in Christian Education from Dallas Baptist University.

Debbie and her husband Randy have three children: Benjamin, Matthew and Ashlea, son-in-law Zachary, and granddaughter Baylea.

Email:  debbiep@fbcplano.org

Erika Parks serves on the Mission to Unreached Peoples global leadership team.  Along with husband Kent, she served in SEAsia almost 20 years, working mainly as Strategy Coordinators among Unreached People Groups and in helping develop trans-national, trans-denominational UPG ministry networks at various levels including“people-specific,” nationwide and region-wide.  

Erika has served as Cultural Adaptation Coordinator, MK Education Coordinator, and Prayer Facilitator, among other roles. She often leads seminars on serving “oral-preference” learners by using Chronological Storying of Scripture.

Kent and Erika have two daughters (one in college and one in graduate school).

E-mail:  skp.eap@sr21.com

Dr. Kent Parks, President & CEO of Mission to Unreached Peoples, served in SEAsia almost 20 years, working mainly as Strategy Coordinator among Unreached People Groups and in helping develop trans-national, trans-denominational UPG ministry networks at various levels including“people-specific,” nationwide and region-wide. He served seven years as a Texas Baptist pastor before serving in SEAsia as a seminary professor (Ph.D. in Missiology).  

He serves as Co-Facilitator for the Ethnê Global UPG Initiative (www.ethne.net) and is also the Lausanne Committee on World Evangelization Senior Associate for Least Reached Peoples and a World Evangelical Alliance Mission Commission (http://www.worldevangelicals.org/commissions/mc/) Mission Associate.

Kent and wife Erika have two daughters (one in college and one in graduate school).

E-mail:  skp.eap@sr21.com

Tommy Shumate has been on staff at First Baptist Church since October 2008.  He leads the educational ministries of the church, including Sunday morning Bible studies, small groups, discipleship, and outreach.  Since 1983, he has served churches in Richardson, Lewisville, Plano, and Decatur, Texas.

Tommy is a native of Jackson, Mississippi, where he earned the Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Belhaven College; the Master of Arts degree in Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth; and completed a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education through Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.

Tommy enjoys all sports…especially running, golf, tennis, and racquetball; cheering the OU Sooners; movies; and reading.

Tommy has been married to Melissa since 1982.  Their daughter, Abby, is a nurse at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas; and their son, Alex, is a graduate student at Oklahoma University.

Email:  tommys@fbcplano.org