Meet our Leadership Team

Jared Cornutt serves as Pastor of North Shelby Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL. Jared’s motion to amend the BFM2000 made at the 2023 Convention was overwhelmingly adopted, the first amendment to the BFM since its initial adoption. Jared graduated from the University of Alabama in 2013 and from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2015 with his Master of Divinity. He is currently a student at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO pursuing a PhD in Historical Theology and will also earn a ThM in the process. Jared is a regular speaker at D-Nows, camps, revivals, and other church related events. Jared is married to Kandace and together they have four children. He is a founder and leadership team member for The Baptist Review.

Rob Collingsworth works as Director of Strategic Relationships for Criswell College and has also worked as a writer and editor for the Southern Baptist Texan. He served on the SBC Resolutions Committee in 2023 and 2024, and currently serves on the SBTC's Ethics and Religious Liberty Committee. Rob previously worked at Samford University, where he received his B.A. in Journalism, and at Southwestern Seminary, where he earned an M.Div. with an emphasis in ethics. He and his wife Rebeccah live in Fort Worth and have three children. In addition to leading the editorial efforts, Rob is a founder and leadership team member for The Baptist Review.

Griffin Gulledge is pastor of Madison Baptist Church in Madison, GA. He is married to Rachel. Together they have two children. Griffin is a graduate of Auburn University (B.A.) and Samford University's Beeson Divinity School (M.Div.). He is currently completing his Ph.D. at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in systematic theology. Griffin is a member of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board Executive Committee and a leader in his local Baptist association.. Previously, he served as Director of Marketing and Communications at SEBTS. In 2021, he was recipient of the ERLC's John Leland Religious Liberty Award. He is a founder and member of the leadership team for The Baptist Review.

Andrew Hébert (Ph.D., Southern Seminary) has been in pastoral ministry since 2005, serving churches in Texas and New Mexico, and he has led Mobberly Baptist Church since 2022. He holds degrees from Criswell College (B.A., M.A.) and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Th.M., Ph.D). In addition to his experience as a pastor, Andrew has served in Christian higher education, teaching at Criswell College, Midwestern Seminary, and Southwestern Seminary. He has preached at the SBC Pastors’ Conference and has served previously as a member of the SBC Sex Abuse Task Force and as Chairman of the SBC Committee on Order of Business. Andrew is the author of Shepherding Like Jesus: Returning to the Wild Idea that Character Matters in Ministry (B&H Books, 2022). He and his wife Amy married in 2007 and have four children. In addition to serving on the leadership team for The Baptist Review, Andrew is also an associate editor for the journal.

David Sons serves as Pastor of Lake Murray Baptist Church in Lexington, South Carolina. He graduated from North Greenville University in 2008 with a B.A. in Communications and received his Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. David came to Lake Murray in June of 2015. David is the recent past-Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, and served as chairman of the SBC Committee on Resolutions (2023). He is married to Allyson, and they have four children. David is the regular host of The Baptist Review podcast.

George Schroeder is pastor of First Baptist Church of Fairfield, Texas. He previously served on the pastoral staff at Storyline Church in Colorado, and at Southwestern Seminary and the SBC Executive Committee. Before he was called to ministry, George covered college football for USA Today Sports and was a host on SiriusXM’s college sports channels. He has a B.A. from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Theological Studies from Southwestern Seminary. George hosts a weekly podcast — Gridiron and the Gospel: A Faith and College Football Podcast — which explores the intersection of college football and faith in Christ. He and his wife Shannon have three children. George loves running, watching college sports and traveling with family.

Rhyne Putman (Ph.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate vice president of academic affairs at Williams Baptist University and associate professor of theology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books, including When Doctrine Divides the People of God (Crossway, 2020) and The Method of Christian Theology: A Basic Introduction (B&H Academic, 2021). Rhyne is a recognized scholar in the areas of theological method and worldview formation. He and his wife Micah currently reside in northeast Arkansas with their two children.

Oren R. Martin (PhD, Southern Seminary) serves as a pastor at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas, where he leads equipping, teaches in the Watermark Institute, and serves as theologian-in-residence. Previously, he served as associate professor of Christian theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of Bound for the Promised Land and co-author of 40 Questions About Biblical Theology. Oren is married to Cindy, and together they have three delightful children.