Pastors

There are nearly 1,800 churches in our Oklahoma Baptist family, and our churches have been given pastors to feed, to protect and to lead.

2025 Oklahoma Baptist Pastors’ Conference

“Dig Deep, Reach Wide”

November 10th, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, OKC, Southern Hills

Speakers

Dr. Danny Akin
Ed Newton
Jimmy Scroggins
Dr. Hershael York
Ken Freeman
Michael Taylor
Tyler McDowell

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Priority of Preaching Conference

Join us on February 2, 2026 at Moore, First Baptist for the annual Priority of Preaching Conference.

Upcoming Events

MVP Retreat

2025 Priority of Preaching Conference

2024 Pastor’s Conference

Relations

Ever Borunda

Ever Borunda

Emerson Falls

Emerson Falls

Buddy Hunt

Buddy Hunt

Philip Jones

Philip Jones

Amy Petersen

Amy Petersen

Brett Selby

Brett Selby

Walter Wilson

Walter Wilson

Andy Taylor

Andy Taylor

Pastor Resources

Multivocational Pastors & Small Attendance Churches

Our mission is to strengthen multi-vocational pastors and the churches they lead.

Native American Relations

Our Native American Ministries focus on developing indigenous leadership, creating contagious communities of faith, and affecting revitalization in plateaued and declining churches.

Hispanic Relations

Oklahoma Baptists Hispanic Ministries exists to support the local church in fulfilling the Great Commission. Our goal is to serve as a means of cooperation between the churches of Oklahoma, the nation, and the world.

Learning to Preach – Putting the Pieces Together – CONTEXT part 2

One of the most crucial ways in which we acknowledge the importance of CONTEXT in exposition is by dealing with the biblical storyline. Specifically, when dealing with any New Testament text, we simply must consider how the writer is utilizing the Old Testament....

Preaching: God’s Time & My Time

What is more precious than gold but cannot be bought, earned, or saved? Of course, the answer is time. With each passing day over the duration of our lives, it becomes more valuable to us. The old expression "time is money" is not completely accurate. Time is actually...

Love for the Word – Part 3 (Meaning)

There is a Seinfeld episode where Jerry is dating a girl he describes as a sentence finisher. "It's like dating Mad Libs," he says. And she was always completely off-base when she tries to complete his sentence. We've been using the metaphor of a human relationship to...

It’s Thursday But I Haven’t Started My Sermon Yet!

Consider this post a case for expository preaching. I'll explain that in just a moment. But think about the title for a moment. We’ve all known this feeling, right? You've been there and I've been there. I think the title has some real magnetic qualities. However,...

The Glorious and Dangerous Task

In his book On Preaching, H.B. Charles, Jr. writes about the origin of the Greek word "to preach." Says Rev. Charles: The word Paul used in 2 Timothy 4:2, where he charges Timothy to preach the Word, was originally a political term, not a religious one. It referred to...