Caleb Turner was elected as SBTC President in October 2025. Caleb is the lead pastor of Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas.
SBTC Leadership
Senior Staff
Nathan Lorick
Executive Director
Joe Lightner
Associate Executive Director
Joe Davis
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Strategist of Business & Operations
Jeff Lynn
Senior Strategist of Church Health & Leadership
Tony Mathews
Senior Strategist of Missional Ministries
Mitch Tidwell
Senior Strategist of Digital Ministries & Communication
Jim Richards
Executive Director Emeritus
Meet the rest of the SBTC staff
SBTC Executive Board
The Executive Board of the SBTC is composed of forty-four members along with the Convention officers. It acts for the Convention and reports to the messengers each year at Annual Meeting. The board typically meets three times a year. Term of service for board members is four years with the possibility of serving no more than two consecutive terms.
Board and Convention Officers
BOARD OFFICERS
Chairman — Wes Hinote, Old River Baptist Church, Dayton
Vice Chairman — James Jordan, First Baptist Church, Forney
Secretary — Averri LeMalle, The Church at Jersey Village
CONVENTION OFFICERS
(serve on the Executive Board by virtue of office)
President — Caleb Turner, Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church, Mesquite
Vice President — Ed Johnson III, Harvest Fellowship Baptist Church, DeSoto
Secretary — Amy Hinote, First Baptist Church, Justin
Board Members
Stephen Ammons
Meadowbrook Baptist Church, Rockdale
Miles Arnold*
Prestonwood Baptist Church, Prosper (North Campus)
Denny Autrey
Sagemont Church, Houston
Deron Biles
Sunnyvale First Baptist Church
Andrea Bradford*
Christ Fellowship Church, Mansfield
Leslie Bradley*
Southcliff Baptist Church, Fort Worth
Rey Cantu
Iglesia Bautista La Esperanza, Brazoria
Keith Collier
First Baptist Church, Groesbeck
Marty Collier
Rush Creek Church, Arlington
Tom Collier*
Great Hills Baptist Church, Austin
Ashley Cook*
Houston’s First Baptist Church
Abigail Criner*
First Baptist Church, Rockwall
Jason Earls
North Garland Baptist Fellowship, Garland
Glenn Faris
College Baptist Church, Big Spring
C.W. Faulkner
First Baptist Church, Wolfforth
Mark Gapulan
Sugar Grove Church, Stafford
Moises Gomez
Ekklesia Comunidad Biblica, Irving
Humberto Gonzalez
First Baptist Church, Dallas
Jason Gray
Redeemer Church, Abilene
Todd Gray
Coggin Avenue Baptist Church, Brownwood
Amy Hinote*
First Baptist Church, Justin
Wes Hinote
Old River Baptist Church, Dayton
Brett Hoyle
First Baptist Church, Burkburnett
Jay Johnson*
First Baptist Church, Malakoff
Ed Johnson III
Harvest Fellowship Baptist Church, DeSoto
James Jordan
First Baptist Church, Forney
Averri LeMalle
The Church at Jersey Village
Sam Little
First Baptist Church, Stowell
Mike Lovely
First Baptist Church, Van Alstyne
David Mai
Kirkwood Church, Houston
Joel Mosier
Grace Life Baptist Church, Cypress
Ryan Napier
Freedom Hill Church, San Antonio
Brad Patterson
First Baptist Church, Lavon
Bob Pearle
Birchman Baptist Church, Fort Worth
Coleman Philley
Houston Northeast Church, Humble
Jason Points
First Baptist Church, Trenton
Rebekah Powers*
Glen Meadows Baptist Church, San Angelo
A.J. Rassi*
Legacy Hills Church, Celina
Dusty Smith
Waddill Street Baptist Church, McKinney
Matt Surber
Mission City Church, San Antonio
Jeff Taylor*
Church at the Cross, Grapevine
Caleb Turner
Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church, Mesquite
Kevin Ueckert
First Baptist Church, Georgetown
Tom Williams*
Rock Hill Baptist Church, Brownsboro
David Wilson
Southcrest Baptist Church, Lubbock
* layperson
