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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Pastors' Luncheon
Ministry Wives Luncheon

Priority of Preaching Conference

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

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Upcoming Events

MVP Retreat

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2025 Priority of Preaching Conference

2024 Pastor’s Conference

Relations

Ever Borunda

Ever Borunda

Emerson Falls

Emerson Falls

Brian Pain

Brian Pain

Buddy Hunt

Buddy Hunt

Philip Jones

Philip Jones

Brett Selby

Brett Selby

Walter Wilson

Walter Wilson

Andy Taylor

Andy Taylor

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Multivocational Pastors & Small Attendance Churches

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

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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.

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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.

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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...
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It’s Thursday but I Haven’t Started My Sermon Yet: A Case for Expository Preaching

I think a lot of preachers can relate to the title of this post. Maybe I'm assuming too much. Maybe I'm the only one to whom it applied. But I kind of doubt it. But don't overlook the subtitle and the obvious premise that expository preaching has as one of its...
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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...
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The Centrality of Preaching

We believe that preaching is not some peripheral item in the program of the local church, but that it lies at the very heart of what it is to be the people of God. We understand the activity of preaching as the primary way in which the congregations of God’s people...
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Preaching as Persuasion

Preaching seeks to move the hearts of hearers toward faith in Christ and in Holy Scripture. We call this "persuasion" and it appears frequently in the teaching and preaching ministry of Paul. (Acts 13:43; 18:4; 19:8,26; 28:23). Perhaps the most famous occurrence of...
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