Bob Patterson, B.S. M. Div. D. Min.
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"Modeling the Life of Christ to Our Community"
Dr. Bob M. Patterson has been the pastor of First Baptist Church in Warm Springs GA since 01 December 1986.
With his leadership the church is experiencing consistent and balanced growth. Ministry growth includes an
active community missions ministry helping people with food, clothing, life skills and health needs. We partner
with public and private social service agencies and other faith communities. For some time the congregation had
a cooperative relationship with the Baptist Health Care system providing a congregational nurse. The church also
helped start [and still operates] the first soccer league in Meriwether County. Growth in terms of discipleship
includes a strong ongoing Christian Discipleship ministry regularly dealing with Christian History, Theology,
Ethics and Biblical Studies. All leadership positions are open to men and women who meet the biblical criteria.
Neither marital status nor gender are barriers by themselves to service. In terms of facility growth the church has
been through two major building programs and three major renovation projects.
Personal
I was raised in North Georgia in rural north Hall County. I attended the public schools and lived on a small family
farm. After High School graduation I was a page in The United States House of Representatives in Washington,
D.C. While there I spent two months on Detached Duty with the Press Gallery during the Nixon Impeachment
Inquiry.
I graduated from North Georgia College majoring in History [with an emphasis in American History] and Political
Science [with a focus in Soviet Union/East European/ International Relations] in 1980. I earned a master of
Divinity Degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth TX. While there, I participated in a
Reformation Study tour led by Bill Estep, Leon McBeth and Bill Leonard.
After seminary I returned to Georgia and served the First Baptist Church in Flowery Branch as a bi-vocational
minister of Education and Youth. I became the pastor at First Baptist Church in Warm Springs on 01 December
1986.
I earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The project title was
“Developing a Needs-based Church Ministry Strategy for FBC Warm Springs, GA” The project changed the
churches’ direction and ministry.
I am married to Angela Bulloch Patterson and we have four children.
I enjoy reading, researching the life of Franklin Roosevelt and traveling.
Professional Education
2004 Newman Scholar at the Center for Baptist Studies at Mercer University
1992 Doctor of Ministry, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY
1983 Master of Divinity Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth , TX
1980 Bachelor of Science North Georgia College, Dahlonega GA
Ministry
1986- present Pastor FBC Warm Springs, GA
1984-1986 Bi-vocational minister of Education and Youth FBC Flowery Branch GA
Civic Involvement
2005- present Member of the Meriwether County Hospital Authority, Board Chair 2006
2005- present Member of the United Way of West Central Georgia Board
2004- present Member of the Board at West Georgia Technical College
2004- present Member of the Community Action for Improvement Board
2000- present Coach youth soccer, volleyball and softball
1998- present Member of the Meriwether County Rotary Club
1997- present Board of Directors, Hidden Lakes Sub-division Property Owners
Association
1997-present Member of the Meriwether County Board of Education Safe and
Drug Free School/Sex Education Curriculum committee
1995- present Chair of Meriwether County Family Connection and Interagency Council
1992- present Offer the invocation and benedictions at the 12 April memorial services at
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Little White House in Warm SpringsGA
1986- present Member of Meriwether County Ministerial Association and President five times
1999 Member of the Local School Board Standards Committee
1996- 2005 Member of Georgia Baptist Meriwether Hospital Board [Chairman 2000-2004]
2000- 2002 President of the Manchester Middle School Parent Teacher’s organization
1998- 2000 President of the Mountain View Elementary School Parent Teacher’s organization
1996- 1998 Member of the West Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency Board of Control
1986-2001 Held many positions with local Baptist Association
1999-2002 Taught classes for Leadership Meriwether [a leadership development course]
1998 Member of the Meriwether County Habitat for Humanity Board
1998 Participant in Leadership Meriwether
1997-1998 Member Board of Directors for the Meriwether County Habitat for Humanity
1996-1998 Lay Member on the Board of Control for the West Georgia Regional Educational Service
Agency
1993- 1999 Member of the Board of Directors for The Counseling and Enrichment Center (A Baptist
Counseling Center in Columbus, Americus, Manchester and Thomaston, GA)
Recognitions
2004 Rotarian of the Year in the Meriwether County Rotary Club
2003 Raleigh Althisar award for Outstanding Vocational Achievement by the Meriwether County
Rotary Club
2002 Citizen of the Year award from Manchester Warm Springs Pilot Club
1998 James Evans award for Outstanding Community Service given by the Meriwether County
Rotary club to a non- Rotarian.
1996 “Bob Patterson Day in Warm Springs” proclaimed by the City Council in honor of my ten year
anniversary.
Statewide
Service
2001- present Member of the Board and Treasurer Family Connection Partnership
1996 President of the Georgia Baptist Convention Pastors Conference
1995 Second Vice-President of the Georgia Baptist Convention.
1994 Preached the Doctrinal Sermon at the annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention
1988 Camp Pastor at the Georgia Baptist Convention Young Musicians camp.
Awards
1999 Collaborative Chair of the year, Family Connection Partnership
1998 Winner of state wide sermon contest. Sermon title was “The Escalating Value of Families”
sponsored by the Georgia Baptist Convention Family Ministry Department and The Georgia
Baptist Children’s Home
Speaking and Consultations
2001 Led a conference at the state Family Connection Partnership meeting on being a successful
collaborative chair
1987-1999 Consultant for the Georgia Baptist Convention Pastoral Ministry and Family Ministry departments.
Led many conferences in GA on Long Range Planning, Deacon Ministry, Church Council, Family
Ministry and general Church Administration.
1989-1999 Featured speaker and conference leader at State Deacon retreats almost annually.
1998 Speaker at State singles retreat.
1989 Camp Pastor for Young Musicians Camp sponsored by the Georgia Baptist Convention
1987-present Lead churches through a planning process often called long range or strategic planning and
through an annual planning process.
National
2004 Offered the invocation for the United States House of Representatives Washington D.C.
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1987-1995 Led conferences on behalf of the Baptist Sunday School Board. I was used by:
• Bruce Grubbs [associational ministry and church planning],
• Bob Sheffield [deacon ministry],
• Truman Brown [long range planning and Spiritual Directions annual planning],
• D. G. McCoury [Small church ministry and associational pastoral ministry]
Led conferences in these places:
• State Associational Leader Training events fifteen times in four states [SC, AL, GA, FL]
• Two State wide tours on Church Planning and Administration [NM, SC]
• Taught at the National Deacon Conference at Ridgecrest three times
• Taught at the National Church Growth Conference Ft Worth TX
• Spoke at the Fall meeting of the State Pastoral Ministry Leaders, Nashville TN
International
2003 Fact finding trip to Managua Nicaragua for Rotary
1996 Preached in the International Baptist Church in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1995 Participated in a mission trip to provide youth activities during the annual mission meeting for
Southern Baptist Missionaries in Argentina at Camp Thea.
1983 Reformation study tour with Bill Estep, Leon McBeth and Bill Leonard
Publications
2002 A month’s lessons for learners and Bible Study Leaders in the Smyth and Helwys Convention
Uniform Bible Study series
1987-1995 Fifteen articles in Church Administration, The Deacon, The Adult Sunday School Leader all
published by the Baptist Sunday School Board.
1990 Chapters on the Baptism and Lord Supper committees in the Church Committee Resource pack
published by the Baptist Sunday School Board.
1989 13 Sunday School Lessons for The Christian Index
1986-present Write occasional columns for local newspapers
Bob M. Patterson, D. Min. Pastor First Baptist Church
P. O. Box 383 • 5900 Spring Street • Warm Springs, GA 31830
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