Daniel Vestal, CBF Executive Coordinator, 1996-2012 Last September, after 15 years as CBF’s Executive Coordinator, Daniel Vestal
as pastor of Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. He previously served as pastor
announced his decision to step down from his position on June 30.
of Dunwoody Baptist Church in Atlanta; First Baptist Church of Midland, Texas; Southcliff
The last moderate candidate to run for the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention, Vestal served as the first moderator in 1990-1991 of the group that became CBF. He followed Cecil Sherman to become CBF’s second coordinator in 1996 after serving
Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas; and Meadow Lane Baptist Church in Arlington. In 2011, Vestal, 67, received the Whitsitt Society’s Courage Award for his lifetime of service.
• Conducting a historic joint meeting with American Baptist Churches USA at the 2007 General Assembly (photo above). • Forming the ecumenical group Christian Churches Together, which is made up of Evangelical, Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Pentecostals, historic Protestant, Racial • Establishing the Church Benefits Board as a separate, stand-alone provider of retirement, health and disability benefits to church staff members.
and Ethnic churches. • Endorsing chaplains and pastoral counselors, now numbering more than 630.
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