Dr. Jensen Petersen, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Navarre, is the son of a Marine. His heart’s desire was to become a Marine like his father and even to become the first officer in the family leading men into battle. Raised by godly parents, Pastor Petersen describes his childhood in Missouri as a “Leave It to Beaver” upbringing. Following his conversion as a young boy (see the video at http://www.fbcnavarre.org/a-message-from-the-pastor.html), he experienced a sense of calling to ministry but was too young to recognize what it was. Apparently, his pastor recognized God’s hand on his life for when Jensen spoke with him about it at around age twelve, his pastor said, “I knew this day would come.”