Posted: 10/3/03
Missions network nearing staff leader choice
By Ken Camp
Texas Baptist Communications
DALLAS–The emerging Texas Baptist missions network is “closing in” on finding a staff leader, according to Albert Reyes, chairman of the network's search committee.
The committee received more than 50 resumes from qualified individuals as candidates for the staff leader, and the committee has continued to narrow the field, Reyes reported to the network's board of directors Sept. 23.
“We have moved from good to better to best. Those we are looking at now are among the best, and we are trying to determine which one is the best,” said Reyes, president of Hispanic Baptist Theological School in San Antonio.
While he did not rule out the possibility of presenting a candidate to the board at its next meeting in October, Reyes said the committee was more concerned about finding the right person than meeting a self-imposed deadline.
Prayer Committee Chairperson Nina Pinkston from Travis Avenue Baptist Church of Fort Worth led the board into a 20-minute “season of prayer” for the search committee, asking God to direct the selection process.
The network's formal organizational meeting will be Oct. 23 in Dallas. At that time, the board officially will adopt its governing documents, as well as elect officers and a five-member executive committee.
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