On the Move: Harrington
Brandon Harrington to Central Baptist Church in Carthage as pastor, from New Liberty Baptist Church in Garland, where he was family pastor.
On the Move: Keeney
Talon Keeney to First Baptist Church of Gatesville as senior pastor, from Tri-Rivers Baptist Area, where he served as associate director.
On the Move: Darnell
James Darnell to First Baptist Church of Monahans as youth pastor, from First Baptist Church in Roswell, N.M., where he served as an intern.
On the Move: Curry, Denton, Medley, Ruwaldt
Craig Curry to Lubbock Area Baptist Association as director of missions effective Feb. 1, from First Baptist Church in Plano, where he was senior pastor.
Tyler Denton to First Baptist Church in Brenham as student pastor, from the North Campus of Second Baptist Church in Houston, where he was children’s sports associate pastor.
Jim Medley to Pleasant Valley Baptist Church as bivocational pastor. Medley retired in August 2025 from First Baptist Church in Lamesa, where he was pastor.
Chris Ruwaldt to Southside Baptist Church in Palestine as senior pastor, from First Baptist Church in Alva, Okla., where he was senior pastor.
On the Move: Harrel, Vanderland, Thompson
Zachary Harrel to Bell Baptist Association in Belton as director of missions, from Heart of Texas Baptist Network in Brownwood, where he was director of missions.
Ryan Vanderland to Greenwood Baptist Church in Midland as pastor, from First Baptist Church in Electra.
Mark Thompson to Refuge Owasso in Owasso, Okla., as pastor. He previously served as pastor of Davis Street Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs.
On the Move: Clark
Glenn Clark to Tri-County Baptist Association in Cisco as director of missions. He has served churches and ministries in Texas, including Texans on Mission and as pastor of Lakeside Baptist Church in Breckenridge.
On the Move: Price
Dylan Price has resigned as pastor of Independence Baptist Church in Independence, where he served four years. He also managed the Texas Baptist History Museum in Independence.
On the Move: Dorrell, Ritsema
Josh Dorrell to Coastal Community Church in Galveston as pastor. He previously served at Galveston Urban Ministries, where he was founding executive director.
David Ritsema to B.H. Carroll Theological Seminary as assistant dean, effective Sept. 1. Ritsema currently serves as pastor of First Baptist Church in Waxahachie.
On the Move: Buser, Foster, Martin, Myers, Wheatcraft
Shawn Buser to First Baptist Church in Victoria as senior pastor, from First Baptist Church in Anahuac.
Nick Foster to First Baptist Church of Bonham as music minister.
Jonathan Martin to First Baptist Church in Hereford as youth pastor from First Baptist Church in Childress, where he was the student and worship pastor.
Ashley Weir Myers to First Baptist Church in Burleson as kids’ minister, effective Aug. 10. She will oversee the church’s birth through preteen ministries and staff.
Hunter Wheatcraft to First Baptist Church in Athens as senior pastor from The Branch Church, where he was the Farmers Branch campus pastor.
On the Move: Hendrickson, Newburg
Meghan Hendrickson to Valley Ranch Baptist Church in Coppell as discipleship pastor, from Dallas Baptist University where she was director of the Baptist Student Ministry.
Dan Newburg to Fannin Terrace Baptist Church in Midland as pastor, from First Baptist Church in Devine where he was senior pastor.
On the Move: Beltran, Dodson, Keele, Miller, Pigott, Rives, Sivils, Walker
Kyler Beltran to Valley Ranch Baptist Church in Coppell as worship pastor. Beltran, who previously served Valley Ranch on an interim basis, recently graduated from Dallas Baptist University, where he led the chapel worship team.
Kyle Dodson to Valley Grove Baptist Church in Stephenville as minister of college and missions, from the Tarleton Baptist Student Ministry, where he was a campus missionary.
Ryan Keele to First Baptist Church in Center as pastor of worship and administration. This is his first full-time ministry position.
Ray Miller to First Baptist Church in Abilene as senior pastor, from Crievewood Baptist Church in Nashville, Tenn., where he was senior pastor and adjunct professor of Bible at Belmont University.
Kelly Pigott to First Presbyterian Church in Roswell, N.M., as pastor, from Hardin-Simmons University where he was professor of church history.
Randy Rives to Inglewood Baptist Church in Grand Prairie as minister of music.
Sean Sivils to Northside Baptist Church in Victoria as executive pastor, from First Baptist Church in Wimberley, where he was pastor of students.
Michael Walker to First Baptist Church in Smyer as pastor.
On the Move: Billups, Traylor
Bob Billups, retired publisher of GC2 Press, to Hillcrest Baptist Church in Cedar Hill as senior adult pastor.
Greg Traylor to First Baptist Church in McGregor as pastor from the pastorate of First Baptist Church in Beeville.