Leadership - Impact Living Ministry

Pastors Tim and Jess are known as a “dynamic duo” by their IMPACTOR faith family and throughout the broader Twin Cities community. God united their hearts in marriage on August 15, 2003 and launched them into ministry two years later on July 3, 2005. They joyfully serve as co-laborers with Christ, through a strong “together” anointing based on their foundational scripture, “How can two walk together except they agree.” (Amos 3:3)

Senior Pastor Timothy Phillip Jackson

Pastor Tim is a true people person, passionate orator, and transparent servant leader. After giving his life to Christ at the tender age of 15, he has never looked back or lost his passion for the Word. As a teenager, the Lord charged him to “Preach My Word with boldness” and that’s exactly what he does. From preaching his first revival at 16 years old to evangelizing on street corners in North Minneapolis to ministering to young boys at the Hennepin County Home School, Pastor Tim has spent his entire adult life meditating on God’s Word and sharing the love and hope of Christ.

Pastor Tim has a special passion for reaching men and sees their transformation as the key to healing families and impacting communities. His prophetic message of truth balanced with grace, and laced with humor, is infused with down-to-earth, real-life wisdom from his nearly 30 years of business experience as a seasoned commercial printer. Pastor Tim is a musician and worshipper in spirit and truth. A genuine man of faith, Pastor Tim is committed to sharing a message of liberation to his community. As a lifelong learner, he graduated in June 2017 from Bethel University with honors in Organizational Leadership and Christian Ministry. In 2021, he received his M.Div. with a concentration in Justice and Reconciliation from Luther Seminary as a Dr. Richard Wallace Scholar and served as commencement speaker. Pastor Tim is continuing his education and close to completing his doctorate at Wesley Theological Seminary (D.C.) in the inaugural Howard Thurman track.

Pastor Tim’s Strengths Finder Themes: Learner, Positivity, Belief, Responsibility, Input

Lead Pastor Jessica Lynn Jackson

Pastor Jess is a visionary servant leader, passionate teacher, and seasoned professional. Like most women of God, she wears many hats. Ordained in 2009, Pastor Jess is a serious student and prophetic teacher of the Word of God. She shares her husband’s passion to build God’s Kingdom through reaching people for Christ, solving community problems, and building institutions.

As a “recovering attorney,” experienced organizational development consultant, and executive leadership coach, Pastor Jess provides keen administrative oversight for ILM and leadership development for the servant leaders, known as CORE IMPACTORS, who serve in over a dozen ministry areas. At her core, Pastor Jess is an educator committed to helping children and youth experience the joy of learning and discovering their God-given gifts and purpose. Pastor Jess was a Bush Leadership Fellow and in May 2019, she also graduated from the Montessori Center of MN with an Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) Casa dei Bambini (Primary 3-6 years) Diploma. Pastor Jess’ Montessori training serves her well as Founder and Head of School of Morning Glory Montessori (MGM), an all-boys, Afrocentric, faith-based, Montessori school for 3 years – 3rd grade, opening in fall 2023. For more information about MGM, go to www.morningglory.org. Pastor Jess is also working to complete her first book – a memoir on race, faith, and healing.

Pastor Jess’ Strengths Finder Themes: Belief, Strategic, Achiever, Connectedness, Individualization