Meet our Pastors
The Internship Program is led through Antioch Fort Worth. Antioch Fort Worth is part of a larger church family that has decades of experience investing in young leaders and making disciples all over the world. Listed below are pastoral staff with current ministry internship openings.
College Pastor: Ben Moss
Ben Moss is our college pastor and helps lead our church toward the things Jesus has called us to, as such he is heavily involved in preaching, equipping disciplemakers, and reaching out to those in our community that are disconnected from Jesus and His people.
Ben is a two time graduate of Baylor University, including a bachelor’s degree in Education and master’s degree in Spanish. Ben also recently became a doctor through completing his PhD in Educational Leadership at TCU. He has worked as a university professor, student activities liaison, lived overseas and started a small tutoring business, all while loving Jesus, making disciples and sharing Christ with those around him. Ben and his wife, Charlotte, live in Fort Worth near TCU.
Ben has served in college ministry in both US and International contexts for the past 7 years. As a college student, his heart was captivated by the vision of college students living wholeheartedly for Jesus. The AFW college ministry lives out this passion through discipleship and community. Ben believes that college students are in such a position to experience God so that they can turn around and be a blessing to the world!
Kid’s Director and Women’s Pastor: Lyndy Pinkston
Lyndy Pinkston serves as our Antioch Kid’s Director and Pastor of Women. She loves teaching kids how to hear God’s voice and how His heart beats for the nations. Discipling families and women is one of her favorite things to do. She loves creating spaces for women to gather to experience the presence of God and hosting at her home brings much joy. She loves being a boy mom to 3 teenagers and smiles when she watches them enjoy the outdoors and sports.
Lyndy has a Nursing degree from Abilene Christian University and after working several years as a pediatric nurse, she joined the church staff as the children’s pastor. She has served as a children’s pastor for over 18 years and has worked with the women of AFW since 2017. Lyndy’s heart to see the local church grow cross culturally, led she and her husband Connan to move with their boys to Honolulu, Hawaii in 2006 to help start a church. They have continued to serve the church in various ways since returning in 2015.
Youth Pastor: Graydon Jones
Graydon Jones has been our youth pastor since 2016, and he has a passion for helping the next generation on their journey of becoming more like Jesus, together in community. He married his high school sweetheart, Christina, in 2015, and they have two incredible girls, Natalie and Maggie. Being a Girl Dad is the best!
Graydon loves studying theology, and he cannot stop going back to school. He has a a bachelor’s degree in religion from TCU (go Frogs), a master’s degree in leadership from DBU, and is currently working towards a master’s degree in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary.
Graydon is marked by a joy and passion for Jesus and His Church. His favorite thing about being Youth Pastor is the opportunity to take big theological ideas and bring them into the context of discipling teenagers. The next generation is truly incredible!
LifeGroup Pastor: James A.
James is the LifeGroup Pastor, Director of International Initiatives, and the Discipleship School Director at Antioch Fort Worth. James is passionate about Jesus and His church, and enjoys preaching, teaching, training disciplemakers, and has a heart for mobilizing people to reach the unreached of the world.
James is a graduate of Dallas Baptist University in Religious Education, and is currently pursuing his Masters in Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. James and his wife of 18 years, Laura, church planted overseas with Antioch for 7 years in Eastern Europe. In 2011, they returned to Fort Worth with a call to train, send, and support church planters to the nations. James and Laura are the proud parents of their 3 beautiful daughters, and live in the Fort Worth area.