SBTC officer nominees announced

HOUSTON All three Southern Baptists of Texas Convention officers—President Nathan Lino, Vice President Dante Wright, and Secretary Juan Sanchez—will be renominated for a second term at the upcoming SBTC Annual Meeting at Great Hills Baptist Church in Austin, Nov. 14-15. 

Officers can serve two consecutive one-year terms, and each officer is completing his first term.

Josh Smith, pastor of MacArthur Blvd Baptist Church in Irving, will nominate Nathan Lino, pastor of Northeast Houston Baptist Church (NEHBC) in Humble, for SBTC president. Born in South Africa, Lino’s family immigrated to the Houston area when he was 11. He planted NEHBC in 2002 and has served previously as first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2012-2013 as well as SBTC first vice president from 2006-2008.

Ms. Jerry Jones, director of Christian education at Sweet Home Baptist Church, plans to nominate her pastor, Dante Wright, pastor of Sweet Home Baptist Church in Round Rock, for vice president. Wright has served two years as SBTC secretary from 2013-2015. Wright spent 10 years as a football coach before surrendering to ministry and coming to pastor Sweet Home Baptist Church.

Ben Wright, pastor of Cedar Pointe Baptist Church in Cedar Park, will nominate Juan Sanchez, pastor of High Pointe Baptist Church in Austin, as secretary. Sanchez has served as pastor of High Pointe since 2005 and also serves on the faculty of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary as assistant professor of Christian theology.

Election of officers will take place during the Tuesday afternoon session, Nov. 15.