LUBBOCK, Texas (ABP) — Stan Parks, a mission worker in Southeast Asia for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, was named associate at WorldconneX, a new missions agency created by the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Beginning in January, Parks will serve as associate to Bill Tinsley, recently named director of WorldconneX. Tinsley has served as associate executive director of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
Stan Parks is the son of Keith Parks, former coordinator of CBF global missions and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Foreign Mission Board. Parks and his wife, Kay, were appointed as Fellowship field personnel in September 1993 as strategy coordinators for an unnamed people group in Southeast Asia.
Prior to serving with the Fellowship, Parks was pastor of Cross Point Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas. The Parkses have three children, Noel, 10; Kaleb, 8; and Seth, 7.
Tinsley said Parks brings experience and insights from international missions work which complement Tinsley's experience in local, national and short-term partnership missions.
“We do not intend to duplicate traditional mission-sending agencies or to compete with anyone,” Tinsley said in explaining the work of WorldconneX. “Whatever shape that may take, WorldconneX's task will be to remain true to the 'dreams and visions' God sends and to prayers for his leadership,” he explained.
Barbara Baldridge, CBF global missions co-coordinator, said Parks' hiring would benefit the missions partnership between the BGCT and the Fellowship.
“Stan's passion and expertise for 21st-century missions in general and World A in particular are assets that will continue to benefit the larger missions community through Texas Baptists the way they have through CBF Global Missions,” she said. “We look forward to a good partnership with BGCT's WorldconneX.” “CBF is truly cooperative,” Parks said. “Our goal with WorldconneX is broader and deeper cooperation as servants of Christ's mission. Kay and I are very grateful to those who have given and served to allow us to be on mission as a part of CBF. And we look forward to many more years of serving God together.”
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