Jill Jackson-Sears currently serves as the pastor of First Global Methodist Church in Dallas, and will soon move to Dripping Springs to begin her next chapter as the Senior Pastor of DS Methodist at the beginning of January 2027.

She holds a Master of Divinity from Duke Divinity School and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Texas at Austin.  She is also completing her Doctorate of Ministry at Truett Seminary at Baylor University.

Jill has served as an associate pastor of a suburban church, a solo pastor in a growing bedroom community, the pastor of a thriving multicultural congregation formed through a merger, and the senior pastor of a large urban church. Throughout her ministry, she has worked alongside gifted laypeople to relocate and build an entirely new church campus, eliminate church debt, launch new ministries, and introduce many people to a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ.

In addition, Jill serves as the Dean of the Cabinet for the MidTexas Conference. She co-founded and facilitated the Nehemiah Journey, a Global Methodist Church initiative supporting local churches in discernment and strategic planning. During that time, she contributed a chapter on new church starts to the book For a Faithful Future.  She has also served as a clergy delegate for the MidTexas Conference at GMC General Conferences.

Jill enjoys spending time with her husband, Clayton, who works in information technology. They are blessed with three children and a close extended family.