Pastor's Bio
 
Looking back, Barak Stafford clearly sees the guiding hand of God bringing him first to Searcy, and more recently to pastor Complete In Christ Church.

        But in his younger days he never entertained the thoughts of being a preacher. In fact, his ambition in life was to be a fireman. He became a volunteer fireman at only fourteen years old. He studied criminal justice in college, preparing to enter the emergency field. One day, a simple training exercise changed all of that. It should have been a quick reentry into a burning building. Yet, while trying to exit, the burning roof collapsed on Barak and one of his fellow firemen. Through a miraculous escape, Barak began to take careful study of his life. He began to draw close to the Lord like never before.

        At nineteen years old, God revealed to Barak his call and destiny as a minister of the Gospel.  After this encounter, God would send different ministers to speak into Barak’s life and confirm this purpose for his life. Yet, two years later, fear and doubt began to assail Barak’s mind. Because of panic and anxiety, which wasn’t as understood and publicized ten years ago, He began to question whether he would be able to fulfill what God called him to do.

        Every waking moment of the day was filled with immersing himself in God’s word. When fear and panic would come, he would retaliate with the scripture he was hiding in his heart. After a two year battle, victory was finally his. His testimony became the catalyst for his faith-filled preaching ministry.

        Barak has since traveled through out the United States and abroad. He has ministered in the mission fields of Mexico and aided in the training of house church leaders in Asia. Over the last twelve years in ministry, Barak has served in various roles and capacities such as senior pastor, associate pastor and evangelist. Whether preaching to a congregation, through the lens of a television camera or in a village on the mission field, Barak’s main purpose and passion has remained steadfast— to encourage, equip and empower the people with the word of God.

        Barak Stafford has been married to his wife Cassandra for twelve years. They have three beautiful daughters, Ashton (10) Jaycie (5) and Gabriella (1). Barak is a licensed and ordained minister with Destiny Ministries and the State of Arkansas and is affiliated with Ecclesia College in Springdale, AR.