Big Daddy 
01 · Pastor training
Equipping the ones who lead
Most pastors in Latin America have never had the chance to attend Bible college. We bring the training to them, then walk alongside them as they lead and train others.
Committed to finishing the Great Commission
Until all have heard.
Jeff and Sandra Price are working to strengthen pastors, plant churches, and equip leaders across Latin America — and wherever God opens a door.
Pastoral training at the East Africa Baptist Mission, Dukem, Ethiopia, 2025
- 25+years on the mission field
- 50+nations with students we help train through LBU Global
- 100+churches we hope to gather in Riberalta and the Beni
- 4new works opening across Santa Cruz
The task
The Great Commission is a global task. We are giving our lives to it.
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."Matthew 28:19
Our response
Every pin is a place God has taken us, from Navy ports to mission fields. He has been preparing us for this work our whole lives.
Tap or point to any dot to see the country.
- Bolivia: Tarija, Santa Cruz, and Riberalta
- Pastors in our network across Latin America
- Recent open doors: Ethiopia and the Philippines
- Places we have been, in ministry and in the Navy
Get involved
Three ways to join the work.
Pray.
Get short stories from the field and prayer requests by email, and pray with us for the work.
Get the prayer email Give.Every gift is an investment in training pastors and Christian workers and starting churches.
Partner with us Go.Come see the work for yourself. Join us on a trip to train pastors and encourage churches, or invite us to your church in 2027.
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About us
A team for more than four decades.
We have served together as missionaries for more than 25 years, each with our own part in the work. Married over 40 years, with three grown sons, their wives, and our grandchildren, we serve side by side in everything we do.
- Sandra
- Missionary for 25+ yearsTeaching women and children
- Trained mental health counselorEncouraging pastors' wives
- Jeff
- Director for Latin AmericaBaptist International Outreach
- Dean of the Bible Department and Director of Latin AmericaLBU Global
- DirectorGlobal Missionary Clearinghouse
- Ph.D. in Theology
- Together
- 30+ years in ministryChurch planting and equipping leaders
- U.S. Navy veterans
"For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ."Ephesians 4:12
Why "Big Daddy"? After the Navy, Jeff went back to college in his 30s. Younger students began coming to him for advice, and he became like a big brother to them. At 6'4", the nickname they gave him fit, and it stuck.
Our ministry
Strengthen one pastor, reach a whole network.
Our focus is all of Latin America. Each pastor in our growing network leads his own local network of ministries, so every pastor we strengthen reaches many more. In the last two years, God has also opened doors for us in Asia, Africa, and Europe.
One pastor trainedGrounded in the Word and equipped to lead.
His network of ministriesChurches, outreaches, and new works he leads.
Many more lives reachedThe Gospel carried further than we could ever go alone.
01 · Pastor training
02 · Church planting
New churches in new places
In Bolivia we work with our longtime partner, Sergio Saravia, from Santa Cruz to Riberalta in the Amazon. The church that began in this brick room in Trigal now has its own building and is starting new works.
03 · Bible education
Training that lasts
Through LBU Global, students in more than 50 nations earn Bible degrees online, without leaving their churches and families.
Where our network reaches today
A snapshot, not a boundary. We go wherever God opens a door.
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Mexico
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Venezuela
- + open doors in Asia, Africa & Europe
Voices from the field
"We were teaching children in the street, under a tree, with no place of our own. God brought Brother Jeff and Sandra into our path. We went from teaching under a tree, to a rented building, and by His grace, it is now a church."Pastor Ronald MoraTarija, Bolivia · serving alongside us since 2003
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My name is Ronald Mora. My wife Helen, our sons Mateo and Leonardo, and I want to share our gratitude to God and to the Price family for being part of our story.
In 2003, we began a Hora Feliz children's club. We worked with many children, teaching classes in the street, under a tree, because we had no place of our own and no missionary support.
But God brought Brother Jeff and Sandra into our path. They helped us rent a place so we could keep teaching the children. From then on, they were a great blessing to our family and our ministry. They also helped with toys, clothing, and Christmas activities for our children and teens.
God kept opening doors. We went from teaching under a tree, to having a rented building, and by His grace, it is now a church. I had no training to teach or preach, but God allowed me to serve where workers were needed. "The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few" (Matthew 9:37).
Brother Jeff also touched our hearts by helping my wife and me study at LBU. We are so privileged to have that help, because we want to keep learning so we can offer better spiritual food to those God has entrusted to us.
From 2003 until today, the Price family has been part of this beautiful journey. We are deeply grateful to God, and to Brother Jeff and Sandra, for their love, generosity, and constant support.
God does great things through ordinary people. All the glory and honor belong to Him!
From the field
What God has done, and is doing.
More than 25 years of pastors trained, churches born, and lives changed. The seeds planted years ago are still bearing fruit today. Tap any photo to enlarge it.
Today
Over the years
Pray with us
Prayer is the work behind the work.
- Our first outreach in Riberalta, in the Bolivian Amazon: a conference where we hope to gather people from more than 100 churches across the Beni region
- Four new areas across Santa Cruz, Bolivia's largest city, where God has opened doors for new works
- Sergio Saravia, as he puts new evangelism training to work in Bolivia
- The right meeting place for our church in Santa Cruz
- The pastors, churches, and students we serve across Latin America
Pray with us
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One short story from the field and a few ways to pray. Two minutes to read. Reply anytime with your own prayer requests. We read every one.
Partner with us
Every gift is an investment in pastors and new churches.
Your gifts go to training pastors and Christian workers and starting churches. Monthly partners are the backbone of the work, and a regular gift of any size lets us say yes when God opens a door.
Gifts are received through our partner, Baptist International Outreach (BIO), and are tax-deductible and receipted. Questions about giving? Write jeff@bigdaddymissions.com.
Give monthlySteady support that lets us plan ahead
Give onceA one-time gift toward the work
ChurchesAdd us to your missions budget, or invite us to share
Invite us to your church
Have Bible, will travel.
Our 2027 calendar is open. We would count it a privilege to visit your church, share what God is doing, and renew our fellowship in person. Reach out and we will find a date together.
Want to see the work firsthand? Ask us about joining a trip to train pastors and encourage churches on the field.
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