Our Staff:

Randy Riggins, Minister to Students: Randy and his wife, Holly, have been married 13 years and have four children, Shaelee Grace, Rylee Hope, Silas Reed and Levi James. Randy is from Houston, Texas and has been in student ministry for more than 18 years.

"I have a desire to see students come to an understanding of what it means to have a daily encounter with the Living God. It is exciting to see students realize they can ..."set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity," (2 Timothy 4:12). Student Ministry is about enabling and empowering students and adults to be the "minister" God has called His children to become. My prayer is that God ignites a passion in us for Him that is not centered around legalism, but His wonderful grace, realizing that the Christian life is about knowing Christ, and making Him known. Psalm 78:73 says, "David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them." God has used this verse in my life as a reminder of what kind of minister I am to constantly strive to become." Email Randy at

Eddie Miles, Associate Minister to Students: Eddie Miles sports a student ministry resume that spans the country but he now joins us here in the heart of downtown Dallas to use his God-given gifts of mercy, evangelism, creativity, team-building, speaking and structure to draw students into a deeper relationship with Christ – and to reach those who don’t yet know Him.  Eddie has devoted the past seven years to student ministry - and plans to devote many more to First Baptist Dallas.  Perhaps Eddie’s best quality is his complete reliance on God, as evidenced by his favorite portion of scripture, “His grace is sufficient for me...For when I am weak, then I am strong,” 2 Corinthians 12: 9-10. Eddie earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Religion from Liberty University. Eddie and his wife, Autumn, have two children, Grace and Jude. Email Eddie at

Teresa Merritt, Administrative Assistant: Teresa is a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, where she earned a BS degree from the University of Tennessee. She has three grown children (a son and two married daughters), and a grandbaby due in July. She and her husband, Mark, have recently moved to Dallas where she will continue in her role as the Administrative Assistant to the Minister to Students. Teresa is passionate about young people finding their God-designed purpose in life and living the abundant life that Jesus promises those who seek Him with their whole heart. Email Teresa at

Ryan Sadler, Intern: Ryan and his wife, Julia, were married February 7, 2009 and moved to Plano about six months ago from Wichita Falls, TX. They both currently attend Collin College and will finish their undergraduate degrees at the University of Texas at Dallas, Ryan's being business administration. Both plan on attending seminary after completing their undergraduate degrees. Ryan's favorite food is Blue Bell Natural Vanilla Bean ice cream with Hershey’s chocolate syrup. Delicious! He likes to play soccer, read, and watch The Office weekly. Email Ryan at

Lauren Madeley, Intern: Lauren is a 25 year old graduate student at Texas A&M University currently earning a Master’s degree in Curriculum & Instruction. She received her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M in Elementary Education and plans on teaching in the near future. Lauren grew up in Dallas, Texas and has attended FBCD her whole life. She has a 15 month old German Shepherd named Sage and loves sports, computers, learning how to ride motorcycles, playing the guitar, making movies, golfing, and laughing. Lauren is devoted to working with kids and teens because she saw how much of an influence teachers and mentors had on her life and wants to have that same impact on others she encounters. Email Lauren at

Brittany Golden, Intern: Brittany is 23 year-old from Centerville, TX. She has a Bachelor’s of Arts from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and is currently working on a Master of Liberal Arts at Dallas Baptist University. She is preparing for a career in either the ministry or the arts. She ultimately hopes to be a museum curator, while staying actively involved in ministry through her church community. Brittany is interested in art, dance, traveling and all things outdoors!  She has served with the church since August, and is passionate about her ministry with FBC! Email Brittany at

Clay Taylor, intern: Clay, originally from Corinth, Mississippi, is a student at Dallas Theological Seminary pursuing a Master of theology. He attended Mississippi State University for undergraduate and graduate school and loves MSU sports, especially football and basketball! As far as hobbies go, he likes to play and write music, as well as play pretty much any sport. He's also into outdoor things such as cycling (Go Lance Armstrong) and snowboarding. On a serious note, he loves seeing how God can use his children to achieve his purpose. (Romans 8:28) Clay says "We never know how the circumstances we are going through will develop into something great. It is my desire to minister to others as they minister to me, while we go through this thing called life. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all in the near future!" Email Clay at

Ariel Myers, Intern: Ariel, originally from Pasadena, Texas, is a 23-year-old recent graduate of Dallas Baptist University where she earned a BA in biblical studies. Ariel recently began the master's program at Southwestern Seminary, and has worked for about eight years in children's, youth, and college ministries at her home church in Pasadena and also at FBC Irving. Ariel has been the Children's Ministry Intern at Clearpoint for the last seven months, and while in that position has also been able to help out with some of the youth events at Clearpoint. Ariel looks forward to being at FBC Dallas and to working with the youth. Email Ariel at

For more information contact the Student Ministry at 214.969.2451 or check out First Baptist Dallas Student Ministry on Facebook.

First Baptist Church of Dallas
1707 San Jacinto
Dallas, Texas 75201
Telephone: 214.969.2451
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The First Dallas Student Ministry is a "Jesus Focused Youth Ministry"
What is a "Jesus Focused Youth Ministry?"
It is a student ministry that focuses on the following six elements:
--creating a powerful prayer environment
--going deeper in intimacy with Christ
--building leaders for in-depth and long-term ministry
--discipling students with passion for Jesus
--penetrating the student culture
--designing outreach opportunities to reach students for Christ