Skip Ferron has served Liberty Baptist Church in various lay positions since 1986. He became Minister of Missions in January 2007 and, at the same time, was accepted as a Mission Service Corps missionary for the North American Mission Board.

He retired from Delta Airlines, Inc. in 2001 where he served for 28 years in various supervisory and management positions.

He and his wife, Frances, have two sons, a daughter and 14 grandchildren.