Texans nominated for SBC committees

Posted: 5/12/06

Texans nominated for SBC committees

NASHVILLE—The Southern Baptist Convention Committee on Nominations announced Texas nominees for SBC committees and boards—most from churches either uniquely or dually aligned with the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, a group that broke away from the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

Nominees will serve if elected by messengers to the SBC annual meeting, June 13-14, in Greens-boro, N.C.

The committee nominated Chris Osborne, pastor of Central Baptist Church in Bryan, for the SBC Executive Committee, along with Dean Combs of Odessa who received a second term. New nominees for the International Mission Board are Nathan Lino, pastor of Northeast Houston Baptist Church in Humble; Jimmy Pritchard, pastor of First Baptist Church in Forney; Todd Edwards, a layman at First Baptist Church in Dallas; and Marshall Johnson, bivocational pastor of MacArthur Boulevard Baptist Church in Irving. Stephen Swofford, pastor of First Baptist Church in Rockwall, and Bill Sutton, pastor of First Baptist Church in McAllen, are nominated for second terms on the IMB.

The North American Mission Board’s new nominees are Joe Lightner, pastor of First Baptist Church in Anna; Raymond Edge, pastor of First Baptist Church in Bastrop; David Kehrer, a layman at Great Hills Baptist Church in Austin. David Self of Houston is nominated to a second NAMB term.

LifeWay Christian Resources’ new board nominees are David Lino, pastor of Faith Family Baptist Church in Kingwood; Lynn Snider, pastor of First Baptist Church of Rosehill in Tomball; and Michael Deahl, a layman at First Baptist Church in Dallas. Charles Roberts of Lufkin is nominated to a second term on the LifeWay board.

Nominees for the Southwestern Seminary board of trustees are Dwight McKissic, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, and Tony Mathews, pastor of North Garland Baptist Church in Garland.

Paul Taylor, a layman at First Baptist Church in Mauriceville, is nominated as a Southern Seminary trustee, and Marvin Rose, pastor of Baker Road Baptist Church in Baytown, as a New Orleans Seminary trustee.

Ron Cherry of Plano is nominated for a second term as a South-eastern Seminary trustee, and Janie Finley of Houston for a second term as a Golden Gate Seminary trustee.

Based on reports by Baptist Press.