On The Move: Sharp
Joshua Sharp to First Baptist Church in Chappell Hill as senior pastor, from Trinity Baptist Church in Orange, where he was senior pastor.
On the Move: Bernstein, McWilliams, Painter and Stewart
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.
On the Move: Tate
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.
On the Move: Jonas, Jones and Liebrum
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.
On the Move: Burden, Harrell, Jones
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.
On the Move: Brosette, Colston
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.
On the Move: Pardue
Aaron Pardue to NorthSide Baptist Church in Weatherford, as discipleship pastor, from Northway Baptist Church in Angleton, where he was lead pastor.
On the Move: Coffey, Gartman, Hewlett, Lynch, Martin, McKelvy
Aaron Coffey to Lake Fork Baptist Church in Alba as minister to students and families starting Aug. 11, from First Baptist Church in Homer, La., where he was minister of education and youth.
Brandon Gartman to First Baptist Church in Big Spring as minister to students from Greenwood Baptist Church in Midland, where he was youth pastor.
John Hewlett, executive pastor of Valley Ranch Baptist Church in Coppell, was called as senior pastor July 14.
Ralph Lynch to First Baptist Church in Big Spring as pastor to the Deaf.
Barry Martin as minister of contemporary worship and children/church pianist at Community North Baptist Church in McKinney from Hickory Tree Baptist Church in Balch Springs, where he was worship leader.
Kyle McKelvy as minister of contemporary worship and students/digital outreach, at Community North Baptist Church in McKinney. He and Barry Martin will co-lead worship in the church’s contemporary service.
On the Move: Cook, Garcia, Stevens
David Cook to Tusculum University in Greeneville, Tenn., as provost and vice president of academic affairs, from Dallas Baptist University where he was dean of global studies and pre-professional programs and associate professor of leadership.
Christian Garcia to First Baptist Church in Brady as bivocational pastor, starting Aug. 18.
Scott Stevens to the Texas Baptist Missions Foundation as vice president, from East Texas Baptist University where he was dean of spiritual life and associate professor of Christian ministry.
On the Move: Humphries, Jacobson, Music
Mariah Humphries to the Center for Formation, Justice, and Peace in Franklin, Tenn., as executive director.
Clay Jacobson to Texas Baptists’ Office of Cooperative Program Ministry as director in August, from his prior role as Area 4 Church Starting Strategist.
John Music to Heritage School in Fredericksburg as teacher of biblical studies and humanities, from Comfort Baptist Church in Comfort, where he was senior pastor.
On the Move: Abbott and Weaver
Kevin Abbott to Texas Baptists’ Center for Ministerial Health as director of pastoral health networks and as Houston-area representative for Texas Baptists. He most recently was associate director of Union Baptist Association.
Aaron Weaver to a part-time role as executive director of the Baptist History & Heritage Society. He succeeds John Finley, longtime Georgia pastor, in that position. Weaver, who earned his Ph.D. from Baylor University, will continue to serve as communications director for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, a position he has held since 2013. He also is an adjunct professor of Baptist history at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in Atlanta.
On the Move: Chadwick, Cortés, Marriott
Chris Chadwick to First Baptist Church in Hereford as children’s pastor from First Baptist Church in Tulia, where he was youth intern.
Gabriel Cortés to Texas Baptists as Hispanic Education director from Baptist University of the Américas, where he was chief of staff.
Ronny Marriott to First Baptist Church in Richardson as senior pastor from First Baptist Church in Burleson, where he was lead pastor.