Jeff Ballard
Singles Groups Minister

Hometown
Evergreen, Colorado 
 
What he likes best about working at Southeast 
The expectation of excellence 
 
Ministry/Professional background 
Jeff was in Youth Ministry in Johnson City, Tennessee, then in Campus Ministry in Boone, North Carolina, and then Minister of Adult Discipleship in Indianapolis, Indiana, before coming to Southeast.

Who led him to the Lord 
Jeff grew up in the church and had many people who contributed to his spiritual formation. His actual decision to receive Christ came about at a week of church camp in Colorado when he was 12.  
 
Favorite Bible verse
Deuteronomy 29:29 (NIV), "The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law."  
 
Favorite book (besides the Bible)
Two of his favorite writers are C. S. Lewis and Robert Frost.

Family 
Jeff is single and most of his relatives live in Colorado. 
 
Favorite sport, sport team or boardgame 
He loves to play golf, though he says it seems to hate him. As a fan, Jeff has maintained his loyalty through the years to Denver's sports teams, especially the Nuggets and Broncos.
 
Hidden talent
Playing (or at least owning) a guitar.