BAPTIST LIST
PLEASE TAKE NOTE
For many years, "Baptist List" has been published weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. Our goal was to keep the information up-to-date. However, maintaining this information has become increasingly difficult. Over the past 8 months, we have been unable to update this info, leading us to the decision to take this website offline. On June 25 BaptistList will go dark. This is a logistical reality we must acknowledge. We want to express our gratitude to the approximately 1200 users each month who have relied on this information to discern God's will. May you be blessed in your ministry during these days.
It is recommended that interested persons contact the local Baptist association for further information. Most Search Committees discard unqualified or inappropriate resumes, so candidates should respect this.
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HISTORY OF THE BAPTIST LIST
In 1986, I was pastor in a Houston suburb and had a new MacIntosh computer. A pastor friend had moved from Texas to Louisiana, but he was the ghostwriter for John Bisagno (FBC Houston) for several books. One day he was in Houston to meet with John, but their lunch was cancelled because of a funeral. So, he called me and we went to lunch. He pulled out a list of about 30 churches in Texas that he had noticed were without pastors. He said, “Somebody might be able to do something with this.” So I did.
By 1990, the list had grown, and more people were asking for it. About that time, Richard Faling of the Church Services in BGCT got a copy and asked how it could be sent to Texas DOMs. So, they picked up mailing costs. By 1995, Bill Tanner of the Oklahoma convention asked for their Doms to be included. Then in 2001, Lannie Byrd put it on the internet as a web page, and it grew to as many as 18,000 “hits” in summer months.
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