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HOUSTON—As this year’s recipient of the Paul Pressler Award for Distinguished Denominational Service, Joshua Crutchfield expressed gratitude for a state convention that is “standing fast on the inerrant Word of God, proclaiming the gospel, reaching out to the lost and planting churches that are involved in missions.”
Crutchfield is the pastor of First Baptist Church of Trenton, having previously served Parkview Baptist Church in San Saba.
He received a Bachelor of Arts in biblical studies with a minor in preaching as well as a master of divinity from Criswell College, and he is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Dallas Theological Seminary.
Crutchfield serves on the long-range committee for Criswell College and is vice president of the alumni association. He served on the most recent search committee seeking a president for the college and was a member of the Committee on Nominations for the Southern Baptist Convention last year. Additionally, he serves on the Executive Board of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention.
Pressler met Crutchfield when he served as an intern at SBTC in 2004 and 2005 and continued to observe his ministry, concluding, “Joshua Crutchfield is successful in his home as a husband and father, as a pastor, a student, and as a man of God.”
Recalling the words of Luke 17:10, Crutchfield said in receiving the award, “When you have done all the work that was commanded, you should say this, ‘We are but good-for-nothing slaves; we’ve only done our duty.’”
SBTC Executive Board Chairman David Fleming praised the fellowship across the generations, saying, “I am reminded we have heroes in the faith— young and old. Thank you for making that a part of the DNA of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention.”
