ABOUT
Want to see your students grow in faith and leadership? Super Summer is a discipleship camp designed for Alabama students completing grades 7-12. Here, they’ll explore God’s Word, strengthen their faith, and learn what it means to be a Christian leader. Super Summer challenges students to live out their faith and make a real impact. Give your students the Super Summer experience and watch them thrive in an encouraging community of believers.
MEET THE TEAM
Josh Meadows
Camp Director
Josh serves as the student ministry strategist in the Office of Collegiate & Student Ministries for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions. Josh has been in ministry for 20 years, serving as a youth and children’s pastor, a youth pastor, lead pastor of a church plant and a family pastor before being called to serve at the State Board of Missions. He is an avid sports fan. His teams are the Braves, Falcons, and the Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech.
Josh graduated from Toccoa Falls College with a degree in Pastoral Ministries in 2002. He completed his M.A. in church leadership at Luther Rice University in 2007.
Josh and his wife, Jennifer, have been married for 20 years and have four children: two boys and two girls. He has a passion to see his children become disciples who make disciples. All four kids are soccer players and Josh loves to coach them.
Denis Tanner
Associate Director
Denis serves as the Associate Pastor of Next Steps and Students at Shades Crest in Birmingham, where he has served since 1994. He has over 30 years of experience serving in the local church. Denis is on the UAB Baptist Campus Ministries and First Priority board. He is also involved with Whatever It Takes, a drug prevention and awareness program in the city of Hoover.
He graduated from Mobile College and received his Master of Arts in Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Denis and his wife, Patti, have four children and six grandchildren.
Tom Smith
Assistant Director
Tom Smith is the Associate Pastor for Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Tom has served at Ridgecrest for over 13 years as the youth pastor, children’s minister, missions pastor, and church/executive administrator.
Tom graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He has a master’s degree in business organizational management from the University of Laverne, as well as an additional master’s degree from the United States Air Force’s Air University. He is currently finishing his Doctor of Ministry at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Tom is married to his wife Vida, and has a grown daughter.
Jonathan Lancaster
Program Director
Jonathan has served as Associate Pastor at the First Baptist Church of Boaz, Alabama since 2008. He also serves at the Baptist Campus Ministry Director for Snead State Community College.
He has a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University and a master’s degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Jonathan and his wife Cindy have two great kids, Kathryn and Aaron.
Marc Lewis
Media Director
Attending college in Hattiesburg, Marc obtained his bachelors degree in music education with an emphasis in percussion, drumming and a minor in piano performance. Marc previously taught high school at Olive Branch as the librarian and is currently teaching at Horn Lake , running it’s media department. Marc travels the around the south leading worship for various events with the Marc Lewis Band, he is also a founding member of the Chris Layton Band. At Desoto Hills Baptist Church, Marc is an assistant with the Student Ministries, maintains much of the church’s technology and leads the Wednesday night services as well as the Sunday Evening worship services. He and his wife Jennifer live in Southaven with their two children Riley and Keelyn.
The Deans
Red School
Matthew Jacobs
Dauphin Way Baptist
Mobile
Teal School
Nathan Michel
First Baptist Church
Kenner
Blue School
Tyler Gresham
Fairhaven Baptist Church
Demopolis
Green School
Zach Brown
Carrville Baptist Church
Tallassee
Orange School
Claudia Hixon
Valleydale Baptist
Birmingham
Yellow School
Jonny Pool
Shoal Creek Baptist Church
Decatur
Silver School
Cleve Mallory
Eastmont Baptist
Montgomery
Brown School
Justin Caton
First Baptist Church
Thorsby
Purple School
