Bob
Ray retired from the BGCT in 2007. He served as the Director of the Office of Bivocational/Smaller Church Development. He has begun his 43rd year as bivocational pastor of Fairy Baptist Church in Hamilton County. He is a graduate
of the University of Kansas and received his MDIV from Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary. He has served as president of the Southern Baptist
Bivocational Ministers Association and the Texas Baptist Bivocational Ministers
and Spouses Association.He has served as Moderator of Hamilton Association and
in other associational offices.
Rosalind is the Bivocational Resource and Networking Coordinator
contracted by the BGCT. She manages the bivocational website,
www.bivocational.com , edits the “Texas Baptist Bivocational Connection”,
designs brochures and programs as needed and works on ways to connect
bivocational ministers for networking purposes. She is also a bivocational
worship leader for Fairy Baptist Church, teaches the Adult Ladies Sunday School
class and serves as secretary of the Executive Board for Hamilton Association.
Rosalind is Secretary of the Texas Baptist Bivocational Ministers and Spouses
Association.
Bob and Rosalind live in Burleson and they have always been active
in their community. Bob was elected Trustee for the Burleson Independent School
District and served 13 years. He is an active member of the Burleson Lions Club
and has served as their president.
Rosalind served on the City Council for the City of Burleson for
seven years and currently serves as chairperson of the Burleson Library Board.
Bob and Rosalind will be married 48 years this year. They have
three married sons and seven grandchildren.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Office of
Bivocatonal/Smaller Church Development assists and encourages bivocational and
smaller membership churches to realize their full potential to be the presence
of Christ in the world through planning, networking and leadership development.
WE CAN DO MORE TOGETHER THAN WE CAN DO ALONE.
GOALS TO STRENGTHEN BIVOCATIONAL AND SMALLER CHURCH MINISTRY IN TEXAS
1. Provide
affirmation, validation and support for ministers and their spouses.
2. Locate and train consultant teams to minister in key areas in Texas.
a. Ideally a team would consist of a pastor, music minister, and youth minister.
b. Facilitate "Listening Sessions" to help teams determine how to best
strengthen their churches.
3. Encourage churches that are struggling financially, to consider becoming a
bivocational church.
4. Encourage our BSMs, Baptist universities and seminaries to discover
bivocational ministry as a valid option for doing ministry.
5. Provide a Network to help connect bivocational ministers to ministry
opportunities.
6. Develop resources and training opportunities for ministers.
7. Plan regional meetings across the state with ministers planning the programs.
8. Continue to sensitize the BGCT to bivocational and smaller church needs
across the state and encourage them to to include these ministers in the
planning and governing structure of the BGCT.
