CBF Coordinator

Born

Oct. 18, 1944, in Waco, TX

Education

·         B.A., M.A., BaylorUniversity;

·         M.Div., Th.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Family

Married:  EarleneBlack, 1966
B.A., BaylorUniversity
Teacher of adult women's Sunday School Class. Mission trips to England, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Yugoslavia, Romania. Board member, Texas Baptist Children's Homes, Baylor Alumni Association 

Children: Philip, Joel, Anne and five grandchildren

Pastorates

·         Tallowood Baptist Church, Houston, 1991-96

·         Dunwoody Baptist Church, Atlanta, 1988-91

·         First Baptist Church , Midland, TX, 1976-88

·         Southcliff Baptist Church , Fort Worth, 1972-76

·         Meadow Lane Baptist Church , Arlington, TX, 1970-72

Other Service

·         Chair, Interim Steering Committee (precursor to Cooperative Baptist Fellowship), 1990-91

·         Chairman of Trustees, Truett Seminary, 1990-92

Previous board memberships:

·         Baptist General Convention of Texas

·         Texas Baptist Standard

·         Mexican Baptist Bible Institute

·         Center for ChristianEthics

·         CBF Foundation

·         Global Missions Ministry Group of CBF Coordinating Council

Books

Pulling Together, BGCT, 1985, on characteristics of a cooperative, missions-minded church; The Doctrine of Creation, Convention Press, 1990.

Contributor to

·         Southern Baptist Preaching Today, Broadman, 1987

·         God's Awesome Challenge, Broadman, 1980

·         1986 Pastor's Annual, Zondervan

·         "See, Here is Water" and Other Mission Sermons, New Hope (WMU), 1987;

·         Disciple Study Bible, Holman, 1983

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