Texas pastor Bart Barber announced on social media today (Jan. 2) that he plans to nominate Matt Henslee as president of the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Pastors’ Conference at this year’s annual gathering.
Henslee serves as pastor of Mayhill Baptist Church in Mayhill, N.M., as well as managing editor for LifeWay Pastors and co-host of a church revitalization podcast called Not Another Baptist Podcast.
“Encouraging pastors in the trenches is one of my greatest joys,” Henslee said in a tweet about Barber’s announcement. “I look forward to how He’ll work in and through the 2021 SBC Pastors’ Conference. Southern Baptists are at their best when they’re worshipping together, cooperating together, and advancing the Kingdom together.”
Henslee co-authored a book published earlier this year entitled, Replanting Rural Churches: God’s Plan and Call for the Middle of Nowhere.
Barber is pastor of First Baptist Church in Farmersville, Texas.
The 2020 SBC Pastors’ Conference will take place June 7-8 in conjunction with the SBC annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.