Tom & Jean Jackson

Tom is the lead pastor of Centrepoint Church and the founder of CECP.

After studying history, Tom was trained and served as a campus minister at UNC-Chapel Hill where he met Jean. Growing up reading about the need for the gospel in Eastern Europe through books like God's Smuggler, Tom responded to God's missionary call in Europe through a short-term missions trip in 1990. That trip sparked a church planting ministry in Ukraine and served as the catalyst for what has become CECP. Tom planted and oversaw multiple churches in western Ukraine, most of which are still growing and thriving today.  

While still in Ukraine, God began dealing with Tom about the larger ministry of church planting in Europe. Initial steps were establishing The Centre for European Church Planting followed by planting a congregation in Edinburgh (2005) and Bathgate (2009) Scotland.

He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Manchester with a dissertation on international, cross-cultural church planting. Dr. Tom Jackson serves on Every Nation's European Regional Leadership Team and on the faculty of Every Nation Seminary as a professor of theology and mission.

Tom lives in Bathgate, Scotland with his wife, Jean. They have 6 daughters and 2 grandsons. Along with overseeing CECP, Tom also serves on the Regional Leadership Team for Every Nation Churches in Europe.

Website: Centrepoint Church