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\n Humble Beginnings: The youngest of six boys raised by a single mom <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n\n Jack was born in rural Alabama in 1951. His father left when Jack was very young and so he was raised in poverty by a single mom as the youngest of six boys. When one of Jack\u2019s older brothers was in high school chemistry class he would bring home chemicals to make rocket fuel with Jack. This became the inspiration which eventually led Jack to pursue chemical engineering and rocket science. Jack began his college career at \u201cTUNA\u201d \u2013 the affectionate name he and his brothers gave to The University of North Alabama \u2013 a local college in Northwest Alabama. However, after a short stint at TUNA he decided to transfer to Auburn University because he was so shy that he figured he would be more comfortable at a place like Auburn, where no one would know him. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Jack2Band2BGail2BFrederick2Bcollege.png?resize=480%2C612&ssl=1\")
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\n\n Auburn University: God got Jack and Jack got his girl while at Auburn, Jack began reading his Bible and soon met some disciples of Jesus on campus in the fall semester. He started having Bible studies with the campus disciples to learn what it meant to be a Christian and to build friendships. Through these Bible studies Jack came to a deep, personal faith in Jesus and was baptized into Christ in the Auburn Church of Christ campus ministry in 1971. God\u2019s Holy Spirit took hold of that shy boy from rural Alabama and began to radically transform the rest of his life. Jack met (Linda) Gail White at Auburn and they built a friendship. Eventually Jack found the courage to ask Gail on a date \u2013 the first time he\u2019d ever asked a girl out! He soon asked her to date steady. He bought her a ring three weeks later and asked her to marry him, and she said yes! Jack went on to graduate with a degree in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University, and began working in the petroleum industry. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/JackFrederickfamily80s.jpg?resize=663%2C477&ssl=1\")
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\n\n Family Man: Go anywhere, do anything, give up everything \u2013 for God and family <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n\n Both Jack and his wife Gail had come from broken homes and since they\u2019d not had strong examples to follow from their parents\u2019 marriages, they committed to building their own family on the principles in God\u2019s Word. They worked hard to incorporate the Bible into their home and the effects were powerful. With their consistent training, their oldest daughter Sarah was able to memorize 50 Bible verses from cue cards before she turned three years old! <\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n Jack continued to develop his career and after several years in the petroleum industry he went on to work at NASA in Huntsville, Alabama. They had a second daughter, Anna, and a few years later their son Steven was born. Several years later and with a family of five in tow, Jack and Gail made the bold and faithful decision to move their family up to Boston, Massachusetts to be trained further in discipleship and spiritual leadership in the <\/span>Boston Church of Christ<\/a>. \n<\/p>\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BostonChurchofChristelders.jpg?resize=722%2C381&ssl=1\")
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\n\n In Boston: Growing in life and faith \u2013 origins of the consummate shepherd <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n\n Once in Boston Jack landed a job at Raytheon Technologies. He went on to eventually earn a black belt in Six Sigma and developed a friendship with Raytheon\u2019s former CEO. Jack stepped out on faith and asked the CEO to study the Bible with him, and they did! The CEO would go on to thank Jack for speaking the truth in love to him even when it came at the potential risk of his job and career at Raytheon. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n Jack\u2019s character, faith and leadership training were easily recognized within the church and Jack was appointed an elder to help shepherd the church in Boston. Jack\u2019s years serving the Boston church as an elder were filled with protecting the flock, holding countless babies at church, delivering chicken soup to those in need and going on weekly prayer walks with Milton Drake and the men in their family group. Jack was known for his love for the saints and especially those who were \u201cthe least of these.\u201d Sarah also remembers countless examples of her dad sacrificing and making difficult decisions to put God first in their family. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/JackFrederickfamily.jpg?resize=1920%2C953&ssl=1\")
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\n\n “Retirement” Years in Georgia: Working 24\/7 on passion projects <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n\n Jack and Gail began planning for a move back down South in early 2007 with a vision to not only retire closer to their roots and extended family members, but to also be able to live out some dreams which Jack had on his heart to build churches in the Southeast. Their children and their respective families were able to make their moves sooner, while Jack and Gail joined them in Marietta, Georgia in late 2009. Jack and Gail serve in the <\/span>\n \n North River Church of Christ<\/a>\n \n in Marietta where Jack is a deacon and campus shepherd as well as shepherd of the <\/span>\n <\/span>\n Auburn Tuskegee Christian Church<\/a>\n \n in Alabama. Their daughters and son-in-laws are also members of the North River Church and serve in the youth and family ministry. Jack\u2019s oldest grandson, Kyler, shared at his own baptism two years ago that his dream is to be like his Papa one day. Papa regularly takes his five grandchildren out for \u201cd-times\u201d and challenges them to memorize scripture and seek God. <\/span>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FredGrayandJackFrederick.jpg?resize=450%2C600&ssl=1\")
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\n Auburn University: God got Jack and Jack got his girl while at Auburn, Jack began reading his Bible and soon met some disciples of Jesus on campus in the fall semester. He started having Bible studies with the campus disciples to learn what it meant to be a Christian and to build friendships. Through these Bible studies Jack came to a deep, personal faith in Jesus and was baptized into Christ in the Auburn Church of Christ campus ministry in 1971. God\u2019s Holy Spirit took hold of that shy boy from rural Alabama and began to radically transform the rest of his life. Jack met (Linda) Gail White at Auburn and they built a friendship. Eventually Jack found the courage to ask Gail on a date \u2013 the first time he\u2019d ever asked a girl out! He soon asked her to date steady. He bought her a ring three weeks later and asked her to marry him, and she said yes! Jack went on to graduate with a degree in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University, and began working in the petroleum industry. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n Both Jack and his wife Gail had come from broken homes and since they\u2019d not had strong examples to follow from their parents\u2019 marriages, they committed to building their own family on the principles in God\u2019s Word. They worked hard to incorporate the Bible into their home and the effects were powerful. With their consistent training, their oldest daughter Sarah was able to memorize 50 Bible verses from cue cards before she turned three years old! <\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n Jack continued to develop his career and after several years in the petroleum industry he went on to work at NASA in Huntsville, Alabama. They had a second daughter, Anna, and a few years later their son Steven was born. Several years later and with a family of five in tow, Jack and Gail made the bold and faithful decision to move their family up to Boston, Massachusetts to be trained further in discipleship and spiritual leadership in the <\/span>Boston Church of Christ<\/a>. \n<\/p>\n \n Once in Boston Jack landed a job at Raytheon Technologies. He went on to eventually earn a black belt in Six Sigma and developed a friendship with Raytheon\u2019s former CEO. Jack stepped out on faith and asked the CEO to study the Bible with him, and they did! The CEO would go on to thank Jack for speaking the truth in love to him even when it came at the potential risk of his job and career at Raytheon. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n Jack\u2019s character, faith and leadership training were easily recognized within the church and Jack was appointed an elder to help shepherd the church in Boston. Jack\u2019s years serving the Boston church as an elder were filled with protecting the flock, holding countless babies at church, delivering chicken soup to those in need and going on weekly prayer walks with Milton Drake and the men in their family group. Jack was known for his love for the saints and especially those who were \u201cthe least of these.\u201d Sarah also remembers countless examples of her dad sacrificing and making difficult decisions to put God first in their family. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n \n Jack and Gail began planning for a move back down South in early 2007 with a vision to not only retire closer to their roots and extended family members, but to also be able to live out some dreams which Jack had on his heart to build churches in the Southeast. Their children and their respective families were able to make their moves sooner, while Jack and Gail joined them in Marietta, Georgia in late 2009. Jack and Gail serve in the <\/span>\n \n North River Church of Christ<\/a>\n \n in Marietta where Jack is a deacon and campus shepherd as well as shepherd of the <\/span>\n <\/span>\n Auburn Tuskegee Christian Church<\/a>\n \n in Alabama. Their daughters and son-in-laws are also members of the North River Church and serve in the youth and family ministry. Jack\u2019s oldest grandson, Kyler, shared at his own baptism two years ago that his dream is to be like his Papa one day. Papa regularly takes his five grandchildren out for \u201cd-times\u201d and challenges them to memorize scripture and seek God. <\/span>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/center>
\n\n Family Man: Go anywhere, do anything, give up everything \u2013 for God and family <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n
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\n\n In Boston: Growing in life and faith \u2013 origins of the consummate shepherd <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n
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\n\n “Retirement” Years in Georgia: Working 24\/7 on passion projects <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n
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