Dr. Thomas Wright

On Tuesday, December 7, 2004, a called Executive Committee Meeting was held at Government Street Baptist Church in Mobile to interview and extend a call to Dr. Wright. After a time of sharing and prayer, the Executive Committee voted unanimously to call Dr. Wright as the new Executive Director of Missions. A fellowship luncheon, hosted by Government Street Baptist Church, followed the meeting. Dr. Wright began his ministry with Mobile Baptists on January 1, 2005.

Brother Thomas has served in International and home missions since 1978. He enjoys teaching, preaching and writing and has served as a church planter and an adjunct professor of evangelism, missions and church history. He and Donna home school Jason (born 1988) and Amy (born 1991). Jason is planning for seminary after college and Amy has been called as an International Missionary. He is fluent in Laotian and Thai.

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Dr. Wright's published materials include:

     PrayTimer (in English and Spanish)

     Prayer Guide for Associations and Churches

     Taking Prayer to the Streets in English, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Russian and Vietnamese

     Chapter 27 "Contextual Evangelism Strategies" in the B&H Textbook Missiology; Design team for NAMB's Evangelism Material  The NET

    Internet Evangelism article in Decision Magazine, Conducting a Deaf Ministry and Preparing a Church for a Deaf Ministry, and How to conduct a Wild Game Banquet in Men at Work Magazine.

    Articles in Alabama Baptist: Evangelism in a Pluralistic Context and Giving an Evangelistic Invitation

    Church Media Magazine article entitled "The Role of the Media Library in Evangelism"

    WMU Our Missions World Articles on Prison ministry, Unity, Obedience, Imitating Christ, and Reaching a Muslim Neighbor.

    WMU Week of Prayer articles on supporting evangelism, missionaries, CP & AAEO, and North American Missions