Kevin Raleigh to South Garland Baptist Church in Garland as family minister.

Chris Wigley to First Baptist Church in Burleson as lead pastor, from Trinity Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant where was lead pastor.

Paul Armes to Spring Creek Baptist Church in Bosque County as pastor.

Carrie Veal to Second Baptist Church in Lubbock as senior pastor.

Steve Bezner to Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary as professor of pastoral ministry and theology, from Houston Northwest Baptist Church in Houston where he was senior pastor.

Andrew Brennan to First Baptist Church in Bishop as bivocational pastor.

David Foster Jr. to Texas Baptists as director of Millennial/Gen Z pastors’ network, the Pastor’s Common. He will maintain his position as groups and connections pastor at Shiloh Terrace Baptist Church in Dallas.

Wade Gates to First Baptist Church in Thorp Springs as pastor, from Granbury Baptist Church in Granbury where he served as mentoring pastor.

Josh Summerlin to Northside Baptist Church in Victoria as director of children’s ministries.

Roel Carrion to First Baptist Church in Falfurrias as bivocational pastor.

Karl Fickling to First Baptist Church in Granbury as intentional interim pastor.

Jordan McKinney was called as pastor-elect by Hillcrest Baptist Church in Cedar Hill, where he is the senior associate pastor. He will follow Mike Simmons as senior pastor on Jan. 1, 2026.

Katie Pogue to First Baptist Church in Shreveport as minister to youth.

CORRECTION: In Katie Pogue’s announcement, Pioneer Drive Baptist Church in Abilene was corrected to First Baptist Church in Shreveport.

Aaron Summers to Texas Baptists as coordinator for pastorless churches starting Feb. 17, from First Baptist Church in Crowley, where he was senior pastor.

Joshua Sharp to First Baptist Church in Chappell Hill as senior pastor, from Trinity Baptist Church in Orange, where he was senior pastor.

Blaine Bernstein to Second Baptist Church in Levelland as pastor, from First Baptist Church in Monahans, where he was associate pastor for students.

Walker McWilliams to First Baptist Church in Lufkin as interim pastor, where he serves as associate pastor.

Adam Painter to First Baptist Church in Blanco as senior pastor, from Riverside Community Church in Bulverde, where he was community pastor.

Dan Stewart to Coulter Road Baptist Church in Amarillo as pastor, from First Baptist Church in Stamford, where he was pastor.

David Tate to Chalk Bluff Baptist Church as bivocational pastor. He previously served as interim pastor at the church. He will continue to work as director of the Online Certificate Program at Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary.

Bubba Jonas to Mingus Baptist Church in Mingus as pastor, after serving the congregation as interim.

Oza Jones to Texas Baptists’ Center for Ministerial Health as director of evangelism, from his previous role as director of African American Ministries in the Center for Cultural Engagement.

Cory Liebrum to the role of director of discipleship and NextGen within Texas Baptists’ Center for Church Health, from his previous role as youth and family ministry specialist with Texas Baptists.

Jason Burden, past president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, to First Baptist Church in Lubbock as senior pastor from First Baptist Church in Nederland, where he was senior pastor.

Jacob Harrell, former youth minister of Lamar Baptist Church in Wichita Falls, was called to become their senior pastor.

Oza Jones, to director of evangelism for Texas Baptists, where he was director of African American Ministries.

Chris Brosette to First Baptist Church in Colorado City as minister of youth and children.

Alicia Colston to South Garland Baptist Church as worship leader, from Church on the Hill in Mesquite where she was director of worship ministry.