Leadership Posts
Church Spotlight – ForestView Church
In this month’s Church and Pastor spotlight, we spoke with Jon Canterbury, pastor of a new church plant, Forest View Church, located between Conroe and Willis, where he has pastored for the past year. He received his MDiv from Baylor University, where he met his wife, Myka, and his PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. They have been married for fifteen years with two children, Grayson (14) and Reece (13).
100 Years of Impact
Our family became a part of an SBC church before I was 6 years old. My parents left a strong Independent Baptist Church because they sensed God’s leadership to move to a church context with a larger vision of ministry that shared their high commitment to the Scripture.
Church Spotlight – Stone Creek Fellowship
In this month’s Church and Pastor spotlight, we spoke with Jeremy Tennery, pastor of Stone Creek Fellowship located halfway between Huntsville and Bedias on FM 1696, where he has pastored for the past 6.5 years. Jeremy is also the Vice President of an IT company and is presently studying at Liberty University. He has been married for 28 years and has one son who is 21 years old.
Ministry Basics
Where do you go if you are wrestling through a call to ministry? What if you are
unsure but want to take some concrete steps toward discovering if God may be
calling you to serve in either Co-Vocational or Fulltime Ministry? What if you are
wanting to be a lay minister but unsure about how to develop your own skillsets?
Church Spotlight – First Montgomery
In this month’s Church and Pastor spotlight, we spoke with Chris Gober, pastor of First Montgomery Baptist Church in Montgomery, TX, where he has been shepherding for nine years. He has a Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering from Texas A&M University and an MDiv from B.H. Carroll in Arlington. He has been married to Marci for 29 years and has four children in their 20’s.
Churches Working Together
What would you be thinking if this past Sunday you saw 30% to 50% of your average attendance absent from your worship service? Not because of weather, a sports event, holiday, or other complications but because of uncertainty and fear.
Church Spotlight – Champion Family Huntsville
In this month’s Church and Pastor spotlight, we spoke with Charly Reyes, pastor of Champion Family Church in Huntsville, TX. He has been pastoring for fifteen years and has just completed his first year at this church plant after spending time serving within Champion Forest Baptist Church’s church planter residency program. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from a university in Mexico and is presently pursuing his MDiv from SWBTS in Fort Worth. He has been married to Miriam for 32 years and has two grown children and two grandsons.
TEBA Future Focus – Recommendations & Next Steps
It’s time to move into our future as an Association. The Future Focus team brought us the final report this past November with Recommendations and Next Steps to consider. In the February Executive Board Meeting, we ask for prayerful consideration as we determine if we move forward in approving and implementing these initiatives.
Growing Healthy Ministers
What will you do to grow in your leadership development in 2025? Have you considered engaging with a coach to help you expand your leadership horizons?
Church Spotlight – Under Over Fellowship
Today we’re excited to interview Dr. Jerry Vineyard. Jerry serves as pastor of Under Over Fellowship in Conroe and is the director of Under Over Mission, a full-on outreach to the homeless and marginalized throughout Montgomery County.
The Perfect Christmas Gift
Would you like to know the perfect gift you can give anyone this Christmas? December is a month full of anticipation, expectations, celebrations, and, at times, exhaustion.
TEBA 2024 Future Focus – Report & Recommendations
The TEBA has been committed to ongoing evaluation and adjustment of its ministry model for the benefit of its member churches. Previous evaluations were conducted in 2004, 2011, and 2017 which proved beneficial in expanding church engagement. Our current evaluation was facilitated by David Bowman of the Tarrant Baptist Association and by our own Association Leadership. A cross-section of ministers across the TEBA were invited to be part of the process with tenure in the TEBA ranging from 1 year to 25+ years and church sizes from church plants to some of our largest member churches.