Mike Gonzales serves as Director of SBTC en Espanol for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, a position that he has held since 2004. En Espanol exists to encourage and facilitate the fulfillment of the Great Commission to SBTC churches and associations in reaching hispanic groups in Texas through conferences, retreats, informational sessions and church consultations.

Mike has served as missionary, pastor and most recently as Director of Missions for the Rio Grande Valley Baptist Association. He holds an M.Div. and an M.A. in Missiology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and was awarded an Honorary D.D. from Howard Payne University in 2000.

Mike is married to Dalia and they have one daughter.

Jesse Contreras serves as the SBTC en Español Associate, a position that he has held since 2011. SBTC en Español exists to encourage and facilitate the fulfillment of the Great Commission to SBTC churches and associations in reaching hispanic groups in Texas through conferences, retreats, informational sessions and church consultation.

Jesse holds a M.A. in Christian Education and a Bachelor of Arts, both from Criswell College. He is married to Wendy and they have three children.