Jon Randles, 58, died April 1 in Lubbock due to pancreatic cancer. The pastor and evangelist received his call to ministry at age 17. A graduate of Hardin-Simmons University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, he also did doctoral work in ancient Roman history at Texas Tech University. Jon RandlesHe was pastor at View Baptist Church in Abilene, Oak Street Baptist Church in Graham and Indiana Avenue Baptist Church in Lubbock. He was an adjunct professor of Bible at Wayland Baptist University before becoming a vocational evangelist in 1993. He especially was passionate about ministering to students, athletes and coaches. In 1997, he began the Paradigm Bible Study at Texas Tech, which now is on several university campuses throughout the United States. From 2007 to 2009 he was director of evangelism for the Baptist General Convention of Texas, later serving as evangelism consultant. Recently, he was guest chaplain for the Texas Senate in Austin and the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., on March 17. For the last 18 months he has been pastor of Victory Life Baptist Church in Lubbock. He was preceded in death by his father, B.J. Randles. He is survived by his wife, Kelly; sons, Zack and Sam; daughter, Hayley Williamson; mother, Ann Randles; sisters, Lyn Rodgers and Becky Householder; and four grandchildren.
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