The PASTORAL LEADERSHIP TEAM

Dr. Bill Robertson Team Director	Jo Lynn Chesser PLT Team Administrative Assistant	Gary Mitchell Bivocational Smaller Church Strategist	Randy Turner Music & Worship Strategist	Kathy Doolittle Music Ministry Assistant	Seeking God's Man Prayer Strategist
MUSIC CONSULTANTS
		Teresa Thomason Music Consultant Keyboard	Robin Thomas Music Consultant Orchestra Praise Band	Bonnie Beeman Music Consultant Children	Kris Smith Music Consultant Youth

• The PASTORAL LEADERSHIP TEAM is divided into Teams that specialize in specific areas of ministry, all the teams working together in a pro-active ministry seeking to resource Church Leaders, these Teams are led by:.
• Dr. Bill Robertson - Team Director
• bill.robertson@lbc.org
  • Dr. Robertson began his work with the LBC in 2007. With more than 35 years of ministry experience, he has served as a pastor and President of the Louisiana Baptist Convention. He is a graduate of Louisiana College and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
  • Ministry/Events
    • Church Minister Relations
    • Leadership Development
    • Conflict Coaching
    • Ministry to Terminated Pastors/Staff
    • Assisting Ministers and Churches in Crisis
    • Professional Counseling Referrals (Granberry Counseling Center)
    • Ministry to Retired Ministers and Familes
    • Financial Planning for Ministers
    • Paul/Timothy Conference
    • Peacemaker Conference
    • Pastoral Ministry/Leadership Presentations
    • Partnerships (LBC Teams, Associations, Churches, SBC)
    • Bill at Willow Point Church

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• The PASTORAL LEADERSHIP TEAM is divided into Teams that specialize in specific areas of ministry, all the teams working together in a pro-active ministry seeking to resource Church Leaders.
• Jo Lynn Chesser Ministry Assistant to the director assists all the teams
• jolynn.chesser@lbc.org
  • Jo Lynn Chesser began serving Louisiana Bapatists in 1989. She assists the Pastoral Leadership Team in every phase of the team's ministry. She was quite instrumental in the development of the online resume program which began in 2002. Our resume program has been recognized as one of the best resume services in the Southern Baptist Convention. Jo Lynn and her husband, Jimmy, have 2 children, Amber and Jake.
  • Jo Lynn can assist you with all of our Ministries

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• The PASTORAL LEADERSHIP TEAM is divided into Teams that specialize in specific areas of ministry, all the teams working together in a pro-active ministry seeking to resource Church Leaders.
• Bivocational and Smaller Church Ministry Team is one of those teams
• Gary Mitchell - Team Strategist
• gary.mitchell@lbc.org
• Gary has worked with Louisiana Bivocational Pastors since 1992, helping to organize the Louisiana Bivocational Ministers Association. In 1999 he became a Co-consultant for the Louisiana Baptist Convention and served with retired D.O.M. Carl Burris. In 2001, Bro. Carl retired again and Gary accepted a staff position with the LBC as Director of The Bivocational Ministry Department, within the Church Development Division. The department was expanded to include Smaller Churches in 2003, then in 2005, moved to the Pastoral Leadership Team. He served as a successful bivocational pastor for more than 19 years. He and his wife, Elaine, have been married for 46 years. They have 2 children, 5 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. He is one of the Southern Baptists premier leaders among bivocational ministers. He serves as an Associate to the Pastoral Leadership Team Director.
• Ministries/Events
  • Assist Bivocational/Smaller Church Ministries
  • Leadership Development
  • Conflict Coaching
  • Pastor Search Committee Training
  • Mentoring and Encouraging Pastors/Wives
  • Financial Planning for Ministers
  • Affirm Bivocational Ministry
  • Pastor/Wife Conferences
  • Bivocational Ministry Training Workshops
  • Pastoral Ministry/Leadership Presentations
  • Leadership Greatness Workshops (NAMB)
  • Ministry to Ministers and Churches in Crisis

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• The PASTORAL LEADERSHIP TEAM is divided into Teams that will specialize in specific areas of ministry, all the teams working together in a pro-active ministry seeking to resource Church Leaders.
  • Music Ministry Team is one of those teams
    Randy Turner - Team Strategist
    was recently called as the LBC Church Music Strategist from a very successful ministry at the Oakland Heights Baptist Church in Longview, Texas. He and his wife, Connie have 4 children and 1 grandchild. He is a graduate of Louisiana College and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served as a local church minister of music for more than 37 years.
  • Randy Turner

• Kathy Doolittle: Ministry Assistant:
  • Kathy Doolittle

Ministries/Events		Church Music Consultants
Mentoring Worship Leaders		Teresa Thomason - Keyboard
Louisiana Baptist Church Music Conference		Bonnie Beeman - Children's Music
All State Youth Choir		Robin Thomas - Church Orchestra/Praise Band
Hymn Playing Festivals		Kris Smith - Youth Music consultant
Singing Ministers / Singing Women
Children's Honor Choir
Associational Music Training Workshop
Associational Music Training Workshop
Resourcing Church Music Ministries
Bivocational Music Minister Training

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• The PASTORAL LEADERSHIP TEAM is divided into Teams that will specialize in specific areas of ministry, all the teams working together in a pro-active ministry seeking to resource Church Leaders.
• Prayer Ministry Team is one of those teams
• Vacant - Prayer Strategist
• Seeking God's Man
• "jolynn.chesser@lbc.org"
• Ministries/Events
• Developing Prayer Ministries/Events
• Planning Prayer Revivals/Retreats
• Planning/Presenting Concerts of Prayer
• Prayer Walk Training
• Prayer Room Training
• Prayer Library Development
• Praying Your Friends to Christ
• Prayer Leader Training
• Mentoring Pastors/Church Leaders in Prayer Ministry

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