women’s ministry

Aimee Shelton (Waskom)
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Aimee serves on the SBTC Women’s Ministry team and enjoys teaching children and young adults at her church. She is wife to Ivy, pastor of First Baptist Church in Waskom, and they have served together for 28 years at three SBTC churches. Aimee and her husband have three adult sons, two lovely daughters-in-law, and four delightful grandsons: Hudson, Haddon, David, and Jude.

Ali Shaw (Bastrop)
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Ali leads a full, grace-filled life as a wife, mom, grandma, and seminary student. She currently serves as Women’s Ministry Leader and Discipleship Associate at Calvary Baptist Church in Bastrop. She loves writing, speaking, and teaching. Because God’s Word has given her hope and peace, she encourages women to seek God daily through the reading and study of Scripture.

Angie Catron (Burleson)

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Angie has served in full-time church ministry for more than 25 years and serves on the ladies ministry team at her church. Her passion is mentoring women of all ages to grow in their knowledge of God through His Word and walk faithfully with Christ. Angie enjoys photography, a good Dr. Pepper, watching sports, and being outdoors with the people she loves. She is the wife of Tom Catron, a Texas law enforcement officer and director of safety at their church, the mom of two adult children, and the proud Mimi of two grandchildren. Angie is pursuing a Master of Theological Studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Arlene Sanabria (Arlington)
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Arlene Sanabria is a wife, mother, and speaker who is passionate about Christ-centered Bible teaching. Her ministry, Germinarás, focuses on creating biblical content to teach women to live and grow in the Bible. Arlene holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and an Associate’s Degree in Ministerial Arts. She also holds a certificate in Biblical Counseling from SWBTS and is pursuing a master’s degree in Theological Studies at SWBTS. She serves as a translator at her church, Fielder Church. Arlene is also a correspondent for Southern Baptist TEXAN and Baptist Press, and is a member of the Women’s Ministry Team at SBTC, for which she also serves as a translator.

Arlene Sanabria es esposa, madre y una oradora apasionada por la enseñanza bíblica Cristo-céntrica. Su ministerio “Germinarás” está enfocado en crear contenido bíblico para enseñar a la mujer a vivir y crecer en la Biblia. Arlene tiene un bachillerato en Administración de Empresas y un Grado Asociado en Artes Ministeriales. También obtuvo un certificado en Consejería Bíblica del SWBTS y está cursando una Maestría en Estudios Teológicos en dicho Seminario. Ella trabaja como traductora en su iglesia, Fielder Church. También es corresponsal para Southern Baptist TEXAN y Baptist Press. Es miembro del equipo ministerial para la mujer en SBTC para quien también sirve como traductora.

Brittany Miller (Beaumont)

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Brittany serves as connections minister at First Baptist Church in Beaumont. She loves to communicate biblical truths through writing, speaking, teaching the Bible, sharing meals at her dining table and coffee at the local coffee shop. She holds a master’s degree in theological studies. You can find her resources and contact her through her website: brittanykmiller.com.

Brooke Jarrell (San Antonio)
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Cheryl Bell (Fort Worth)
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Cheryl is the wife of one, the mother of four, and grandmother to three. After raising and educating her children, God called Cheryl to return to school where she completed her PhD in biblical counseling with a minor in women’s studies. She currently teaches biblical counseling at SWBTS and counsels’ women who are struggling to meet life’s challenges.

Laura Hammons (Social media)

A proud Texas A&M Aggie, Laura balances her full-time career as an instructional designer with the rhythms of daily life alongside her husband, Paul, and their two sons. At Central Church, she has the joy of leading (along with a group of other faithful women) the Women of Faith life group. Laura is a firm believer that life is best lived with a passport in one hand and a book in the other. She loves a good story—and an even better conversation. For her, though, nothing compares to the beautiful story God has woven together in the pages of the Bible.

Lori Moody (Beaumont)
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Lori is a wife, mother, grandmother, homemaker, and women’s leader. Lori has a speaking/teaching ministry (www.lorimoody.com) where she speaks to women’s groups in the context of conferences, retreats, banquets etc. Recently, her writing was included in a portion of the book, Join the Insanity: Crazy-Fun Life in the Pastors’ Wives Clubby Rhonda Rhea. Lori and her husband, Scott, live in Southeast Texas where you might find her playing with her grandchildren, reading, crocheting, or preparing to minister when called upon.

Nannette Burrage (Houston)
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Nannette loves studying God’s Word and teaching women through transparency for transformation. She also has a heart for Titus 2 discipleship and being intentional with the next generation. Nannette is a mom, Granna, and enjoys collecting seashells at the beach! She has walked many seasons in her life and knows Proverbs 3:5-8 to be true—the Lord is healing to my flesh and refreshment to my bones.

Rhonda Hinote (Dayton)
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Rhonda is the wife of Dr. Wes Hinote (Pastor of Old River Baptist Church) and mother of three beautiful daughters. She currently teaches 2^nd grade and leads the Women’s Ministry Team at her church. Her greatest passion is using her energy and sense of humor to bring women of all ages into a deep desire to study God’s Word and grow in their relationship with Christ.  Rhonda also has a slight obsession with the color pink, coffee shops, tearooms, and antique shops.

Rhonda Tidmore (Plano)
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Rhonda is a women’s ministry leader who is passionate about mentoring, discipling, and evangelism. She serves as a Bible study leader, prayer coordinator, table leader for “Before You Say I Do,” and a decision encourager at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano. She has also taught youth and children. Rhonda and her husband have been married 37 years and have three adult daughters, three sons-in-law, and six precious grandchildren and one more on the way.

Spring Rutland (Cypress)
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Spring holds graduate degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and University of Texas at Tyler. She has served in various church ministries from preschool to women’s ministry. After being widowed in her early 30s, she became passionate about widow’s ministry, blended families, helping those going through hard times, and single mothers. She serves on the SBTC Women’s Ministry team, co-leads Houston Hope Gathering, serves in the children’s ministry at her church, leads worship, and teaches at various women’s events. She also loves spending time with her husband and children and is employed full-time as a nurse educator.

Stacy Vance (Big Sandy)

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Stacy, a speech language pathologist assistant at her local school district, has worked for nearly 25 years in education. At her church, she plays bass guitar on the worship team and serves on the women’s ministry team. She also serves on the SBTC Women’s Ministry and Pastor Wives teams. Stacy holds graduate degrees from Texas Women’s University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She and her husband, Craig—pastor of New Hope Baptist Church—have been serving alongside each other in ministry for 29 years. She loves dachshunds, hiking trails, vintage shopping, and playing with her six grandbabies.