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Robert Thomas "Bobby" Mullins
1000 Oak Haven Road
Knoxville, TN 37932-2627
brobmullins@aol.com/www.drbobbymullins.com

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Birthdate:              May 27, 1951; Memphis, Tennessee

Marital:                 Married Wanda Fay Hazlewood on May 24, 1980 in Memphis, Tennessee
                             Born May 23, 1957

Children:                Brandon Thomas Mullins, born February 21, 1982 (Married Megan Crum, July 16, 2005)
                             Melody Faith Mullins, born February 10, 1984
                             Mallory Joy Mullins, born January 3, 1990

Conversion:           April 4, 1962, Public Profession of Faith
                             April 8, 1962, Baptized, Central Avenue Baptist Church
                             (since relocated and renamed Ridgeway Baptist Church)
                             Memphis, Tennessee

Ordained:              December 12, 1982 by First Baptist Church, Milan, Tennessee

EDUCATION

Secondary:            Messick High School, Memphis, Tennessee
                             Diploma, 1969

University:             University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
                             B.S. in Education, 1974

Seminary:              Seminary External Education Division of the Southern Baptist Convention
                             (In cooperation with the six seminaries of the Southern Baptist Convention)
                             Seminary Studies Jackson Program, Union University Campus, Jackson, Tennessee
                             63 hours completed toward the Master of Divinity Degree, 1983-1986

                             Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, Memphis, Tennessee
                             Master of Divinity (M.Div.), 1990
                             Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.), 1999

SECULAR WORK EXPERIENCE

1974 - 1977          Chapter Consultant
                              Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity International Headquarters, Indianapolis, Indiana

1977 - 1979           Teacher/Coach
                               Glenmore Academy, Memphis, Tennessee

CHRISTIAN WORK EXPERIENCE

1979 - 1980            Music Evangelism
                                Celebration Ministries, Memphis, Tennessee

1980 - 1981            Minister of Youth (part-time)
                                Towering Oaks Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee

1981 - 1982            Minister of Music and Youth
                                Cordova Baptist Church, Cordova, Tennessee (www.cordovabaptistchurch.org)
                                (Church averaged 100 in Sunday School.)

1982 - 1986             Associate Pastor and Minister of Youth
                                First Baptist Church, Milan, Tennessee (www.fbcmilan.org)
                                (Church averaged 375 - 450 in Sunday School.)

1986 - 1987             Minister of Youth
                                Boulevard Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee
                                (Church averaged 260 - 300 in Sunday School.)

1987 - 1988            Director of Singles (part-time)
                                Ridgeway Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee                    
                                (Responsible for 2 single adult Sunday School classes, a monthly fellowship, and outreach/evangelism visitation one night a week; church averaged 850 - 950 in Sunday School.)

1988 - 1991             Minister of Singles
                                Ridgeway Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee (www.ridgewaybaptist.org)
                                (Responsible for 3 single adult Sunday School classes with 120 enrolled; in 1989 expanded single adult Sunday School to 4 coed classes, a college class, and a single female class with a combined total enrollment of 279; church averaged 1130 in Sunday School with 135 baptisms during 1988-89 church year.  That year the church was one of 2 in Tennessee, and one of only 42 in the Southern Baptist Convention, to have at least a 10% increase in Sunday School attendance and 100 or more baptisms.)
        
1991 - 1994            Pastor
                                Dixie Lee Baptist Church, Lenoir City, Tennessee (www.dixieleebaptist.org)
                                For the 1990-91 church year, Dixie Lee Baptist Church had the greatest numerical gain in average Sunday School attendance of the 42 churches in Loudon County Baptist Association.  The church increased in average Sunday School attendance from 144 to 189 over the three years of this pastorate.  There were 67 additions to the church membership.  The budget was increased from $141,700 to $195,000, and giving exceeded the budget requirements by several thousand dollars each year.  The church became debt-free in 1992, paying off a $45,000 loan for more property several years before the payoff date.

1994 - 2002             Pastor  
                                Cherokee Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee (www.cherokeebaptist.org)
                                The church had 264 additions (133 professions of faith, 117 baptisms, and 147 joining by letter/statement) from April 10, 1994, through July 31, 2002.  Through the church’s prison ministry, Vacation Bible School, and other evangelistic and missions emphases, Cherokee was instrumental in over 400 people being saved during this pastorate.  Southland Baptist Church, Memphis, merged with Cherokee on October 1, 2000.  From 1996-2002, combined giving of Cherokee/Southland to missions through the Cooperative Program and missions offerings and donations was over $1,000,000. In 2000, the church was among the top 100 churches in the SBC in gifts to the Lottie Moon/Annie Armstrong Offerings.

2002 - 2008            Senior Pastor                                
                                Central Baptist Church, Oak Ridge, Tennessee (www.orcbc.org)
                                The church had 276 additions (128 baptisms and 148 joining by letter/statement) from August 11, 2002 through October 26, 2008; Weekly local television broadcast of morning worship service; Began Biweekly area-wide television broadcast, “In Times Like These” (30 minute pre-taped program), on WVLR TV48 and weekly broadcast on Knoxville CTV (www.intimeslikethese.org).; Reached Top 100 churches in Cooperative Program giving in Tennessee Baptist Convention;  Consistently led Clinton Baptist Association in Lottie Moon Christmas Offering; Co-hosted Real Evangelism Conference with First Baptist Church, Concord, in January, 2007 and February, 2008.

DENOMINATIONAL SERVICE

Gibson County Baptist Association - Youth Sunday School Director, 1984-1985; Sunday School Assist Team, 1984-1985

Tennessee Youth Evangelism Conference - Moderator for Youth Witnessing Conference, 1984-1986            

Shelby Baptist Association - Christian Life Committee, 1990-1991

Loudon County Baptist Association Pastors' Conference - Program Chairman, 1993 (January - May)
                                
Loudon County Baptist Association - Chairman, Church Advisory Committee, 1992-1993;

Shelby Baptist Association - Baptist Student Union Support Group, 1994-1996; Resolutions Committee, 1994-1997; Properties Committee, 1995-1998; Personnel Committee, 2002
    
Shelby Baptist Association Pastors' Conference - President, 1996 (July-December); Program Chairman, 2001

Union University (located in Jackson, Tennessee) - Campus Ministries and Church Services Advisory Board, 1997-2000
            
Southern Baptist Convention - Committee On Committees, 2001

Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary - National Alumni President, 2004-2006

Chilwhowee Baptist Association Pastors’ Conference - Program Co-Chairman 2006

Tennessee Baptist Convention - Executive Board 2006-07; 2007-2010 (elected to a full three year term)            
Carson-Newman College - Advisory Council of Ministers 2007-

PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

Contributing writer in Single to Single, edited by Doug Fagerstrom, published by Victor Books, 1991

Published Book: Channel of Blessing: A Spiritual Journey into Identifying and  Applying Your Spiritual Gift, Master Design, 2001                            

PERSONAL TESTIMONY AND MINISTRY OBJECTIVE

    I accepted Jesus Christ publicly as my Lord and Savior at the age of ten.  God called me to full-time Christian ministry in 1979.  In the spring of 1987, I felt God's leadership in calling me to preach.
    God has prepared me in many different ways to fulfill His call for my life.  He has given me a shepherd's heart, a zeal to proclaim and teach His inspired, inerrant, and infallible Word, and a passion to seek and to save the lost.  
    My wife, Wanda, and I consider Proverbs 3:6 to be the life verse for our family: "In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths."  The Lord has blessed us with three precious children.  They are saved and actively serving the Lord.  We praise the Lord and consider ourselves blessed beyond measure that our family is complete in Christ.  Our daughter-in-law, Megan, has been a wonderful addition to our family.
    We seek daily to put the Lord first above all else and all others.  We have trusted Him in leading us to the churches where we have previously served and where He leads us in the future.  Wherever we have served and in whatever capacity we have served, we have poured our lives into our work and grown together with our fellow Christian laborers for Christ in our commitment to the Lord and the advancement of His Kingdom.
    To be called to full-time Christian service and to preach is a divine calling by God and is only empowered through Jesus Christ.  I take it seriously, but joyfully, and strive to fulfill it through His divine direction and leadership.  We are excited in pursuing God’s next assignment for us and being part of what He plans to do through us.

 



 


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