Greg Ammons

Greg Ammons is senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Garland, Texas. Previously, he was senior pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Iowa Park, Texas. He received his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from Dallas Baptist University.

Ammons writes articles for a preaching resources blog for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of the book, Now My Eye Sees You: What a Doctorate in Theology Did Not Teach Me About God, My Son Did. He has taught courses including Early Life and Letters of Paul (undergraduate), New Testament Survey (undergraduate), the Gospel of Mark (undergraduate), Christian Doctrine (undergraduate), Systematic Theology (Masters level), Transformational Worship (Masters level), Proclamation (Masters level), and Servant Leadership (Doctorate level).

He was chair of the Board of Trustees and is currently serving as a trustee and adjunct instructor at Dallas Baptist University.

He is married to Lisa Ammons, and they have one son, Camden. He enjoys running and has completed several half marathon events.

Wm. Dwight McKissic, Sr.

Rev. William Dwight McKissic, Sr. is founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas. McKissic began the church in 1983 in a small garage with 15 in attendance, a vision and God’s divine favor. The church is blessed now with a weekly attendance averaging over 500 each Sunday.

McKissic was recently appointed as a National Baptist Convention, USA,board member. He served as the 11th Moderator of the Galilee Griggs Memorial District Association located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area from 2015-2019.

McKissic was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in 1956. He is a 1978 graduate of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He has recently completed a Master of Theological Studies degree at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. In May 2010, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, Arkansas.

He is the author of four books: Controversial Conversations; Kingdom Reflections on Biblical & Contemporary Issues; Beyond Roots: In search of Blacks in the Bible; Beyond Roots II, If Anybody Asks You Who I Am; and Moving From Fear to Faith. He has been cited in numerous publications and articles.

He and his wife, Vera, have four children and 13 grandchildren and reside in Arlington, Texas.

Ellis Orozco

Dr. Ellis Orozco was born and raised in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering before going on to earn a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and a Doctor of Ministry from Truett Seminary of Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Dr. Orozco has served as Senior Pastor at three Texas Baptist Churches over the last thirty years – Corpus Christi Baptist in Corpus Christi, Calvary Baptist in McAllen and First Baptist in Richardson.

He recently retired from his work as a Senior Pastor and is pursuing a teaching, coaching and writing ministry.

Dr. Orozco is married to Priscilla and they have three children and three grandchildren.

Thong Lun

Dr. Thong Kho Lun was born and raised in Myanmar (Formerly known as Burma). He graduated from Serampore College in India with a Bachelor of Theology. He also earned his Master of Divinity and Master of Theology in the Philippines. He later earned his Doctor of Ministry (D. Min.) in San Antonio, Texas. He studied Clinical Pastoral Education (C.P.E.) at Baptist Health System in San Antonio, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Methodist Health System in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Lun is married to Rev. Dr. Mang Tiak, who serves as a Senior Staff Chaplain at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston. He and his wife started a Burmese church called Greater Houston Burmese Christian Fellowship (GHBCF) in 2005 with a dozen believers as a mission of the Tallowood Baptist Church. His church is blessed and has a membership of 400 today. Currently, there are six other Burmese Ethnic churches are being planted from his church in Houston.

Dr. Lun is a bi-vocational minister. He is currently serving as the senior pastor of Greater Houston Burmese Christian Fellowship and a part-time healthcare chaplain at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston. He is also a member of the Intercultural Ministries Advisory Council of BGCT.

Ray Sanchez

Raymond Sanchez currently serves as the pastor of worship and administration at First Baptist Church, Weslaco. He most enjoys “Doing God’s Story” in worship with the bilingual and multigenerational worship team at FBCW that regularly includes his children playing in the orchestra. Ray is also an adjunct professor at Stark College and Seminary and serves as a clinician for local bands, where he is affectionately called “Pastor Ray” by the students and staff. Raymond recently wrote and produced a children’s musical and continues to write worship music for FBCW. Ray and his wife, Ana, have four children: Antonio, Sophia, Anabella and Alaina.

Calvary, McAllen

Calvary exists to make disciple-makers for the glory of God among the nations. Our worship through music is about connecting with God and people. We have six services weekly that serve children, students, young adults and adults. We have services in English and Spanish, and everyone is welcome. We also love our international students from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Our worship services are about celebrating what God has done throughout the week and preparing for what God is going to do the next week. Our purpose is to share the gospel with the people around us. Corporate worship through music is a vital part of our Christian walk.

Singing Men of South Texas

The Singing Men of South Texas was organized in 1975 by the Church Music Department of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Today, there are six chapters of the Singing Men that serve different regions of our state.

The South Texas chapter is made up of full-time, part-time and retired ministers of music as well as other church staff members and laypeople who are dedicated to sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ through music in local churches, in our nation and abroad. They meet once each month to rehearse, have fellowship together and present a worship concert in one of the South Texas churches.

Together, the six chapters of the Singing Men of Texas have been blessed to have a presence around the world, having traveled to Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Eastern and Western Europe and throughout the United States.

Roy & Niya Cotton

Roy J. Cotton, II is a sought-after consultant, record producer and orchestral arranger with a proven track record for making social impact. He acquired a bachelor’s degree from Hampton University in music engineering, with a focus in piano. As a musician, arranger and orchestrator, Roy has recorded for Usher, John Legend, Mariah Carey and many others.

Niya Cotton has been singing since she was 2 years old in her church youth choir and acquired a bachelor’s degree from Hampton University in vocal performance. She has lent background vocals to Michael Bublé, Kirk Franklin, Chance the Rapper and many others. She led worship at St. John Church in Southlake, Texas, for five years and is currently the worship leader and creative director at Trinity Church in Cedar Hill, Texas.

Niya and Roy married in 2008 and are the proud parents of Roy “Rocco” Cotton, III, Eric Stone Cotton and Nyla Jade Cotton. They reside in Dallas, Texas.

El Trio De Hoy

El Trio De Hoy is a dynamic Latin Gospel band that for more than 25 years has been sharing the gospel through music around the world. The five members of El Trio De Hoy passionately pursue lifting up the name of Jesus wherever they go and bring a message of hope to the world that with Jesus all things are possible! ¡Sí Se Puede!