Danny Forshee was elected for a second term as SBTC President in November 2024. Danny is the lead pastor of Great Hills Baptist Church in Austin.
SBTC Leadership
Senior Staff
Nathan Lorick
Executive Director
Jeff Lynn
Senior Strategist for Church Health & Leadership
Jim Richards
Executive Director Emeritus
Joe Davis
Chief Financial Officer & Senior Strategist
Joe Lightner
Associate Executive Director
Tony Mathews
Senior Strategist of Missional Ministries
Mitch Tidwell
Senior Strategist of Digital Ministries & Communication
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 — Steven Gaither, First Baptist Church, McAllen
Vice Chairman — Wes Hinote, Old River Baptist Church, Dayton
Secretary — Averri LeMalle, The Church at Jersey Village
CONVENTION OFFICERS
(serve on the Executive Board by virtue of office)
President — Danny Forshee, Great Hills Baptist Church, Austin
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
Denny Autrey
Sagemont Church, Houston
Deron Biles
Sunnyvale First Baptist Church
Leslie Bradley*
Southcliff Baptist Church, Fort Worth
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
Glenn Faris
College Baptist Church, Big Spring
C.W. Faulkner
First Baptist Church, Wolfforth
Danny Forshee
Great Hills Baptist Church, Austin
Steven Gaither
First Baptist Church, McAllen
Moises Gomez
Ekklesia Comunidad Biblica, Irving
Humberto Gonzalez
First Baptist Church, Dallas
Jason Gray
Redeemer Church, Abilene
Leah Green
Second Baptist Church, Houston
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
Charles Lee
Acts Fellowship Church, Austin
Averri LeMalle
The Church at Jersey Village
Sam Little
First Baptist Church, Stowell
David Mai
Kirkwood Church, Houston
Byron McWilliams
First Baptist Church, Odessa
John Muzyka*
Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano
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
Steve Ramirez
Immanuel Baptist Church, Fort Stockton
A.J. Rassi*
Legacy Hills Church, Celina
Drew Rogers
Cedar Pointe Baptist Church, Cedar Park
Donald Schmidt
Lakeland Baptist Church, Lewisville
Dusty Smith
Waddill Street Baptist Church, McKinney
Matt Surber
Mission City Church, San Antonio
Jeff Taylor*
Church at the Cross, Grapevine
Tom Williams*
Rock Hill Baptist Church, Brownsboro
David Wilson
Southcrest Baptist Church, Lubbock
* layperson
