Executive Director and Publisher
Mark Wingfield
Mark serves as executive director and publisher of Baptist News Global. His office is located in Dallas.
This is his second time working as a journalist, having worked in print journalism for 21 years before becoming the associate pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas for nearly 17 years.
Although out of professional journalism for those years, Mark was a regular opinion columnist for both BNG and the Dallas Morning News. He is the author of five books, including Why Churches Need to Talk About Sexuality (Fortress Press) and Honestly: Telling the Truth About the Bible and Ourselves (Fortress Press). He gave a TEDx Talk in Charlottesville, Va., in 2016 titled “The Baptist Pastor and His Transgender Friends.”
He earned a journalism degree from the University of New Mexico in 1984 and completed core studies toward the master of divinity degree at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1985 through 1988. As both a layperson and a pastor, Mark has been active in support of the nonprofit sector, helping launch four nonprofit organizations. He currently serves as a founding board member of Gaston Christian Center in Dallas.
Mark and his wife, Alison, have identical twin sons, both professional jazz musicians and educators.