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.

Events

Priority of Preaching Conference

Join us on February 27, 2023 from 10am to 5pm at Edmond, Henderson Hills for the annual Priority of Preaching Conference.

 

Speakers

Dwayne Milioni and Jim Shaddix

Cost: $40.00

 

Upcoming Events

Priority of Preaching Conference Materials

Audio Files

2022 Pastor’s Conference

Relations

Ever Borunda

Ever Borunda

Emerson Falls

Emerson Falls

Griff Henderson

Griff Henderson

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.

Who’s Talking?

J.I. Packer has a classic definition of preaching as “letting texts talk.” That’s brilliant. Simple and brilliant. The goal of biblical preaching is to let God's Word speak. However, this is the classic definition because it addresses the perennial problem associated...

Starting an Expositional Sermon

Presuppositions are starting places. When we begin any task, we assume certain things, and many of them are held unconsciously. Although they are subtle and often undetected, they will guide any endeavor to a particular conclusion even if that object was not the...

Learning to Preach: An Ancient Method

Once upon a time preachers learned how to preach in a particular way. Actually we learned just about ANYTHING and EVERYTHING in this same way. Every subject was taught using the same process. Why, you might ask? It was because the ancients realized that it was both...

Can Preaching Be Improved?

I read a blog post by a seminary professor that humorously answered this question by saying, "No, of course not. I'm just doing this for the money." Can preaching be taught? Why would I suggest that preachers should intentionally strive to get better in their ministry...

Learning to Preach: The Nuts and Bolts

For years, fledgling pastors learned to preach a particular way, employing an ancient education method called the Trivium. It is still the best way. You begin by learning the basics, the fundamentals, the nuts and bolts, if you will. David Helm calls them the building...