ALEXANDRIA – The Louisiana Baptist Convention recently added two people to its staff: Alberto Rivera and R. Michael Stewart
ALEXANDRIA – The Louisiana Baptist Convention recently added two people to its staff.
New Orleans pastor Alberto Rivera (wife Romy) was called to serve as
the New Orleans Metro regional missions strategist. Rivera is the first
Hispanic in North America to serve in this capacity.
“The rapid increase in the Hispanic population in the “new” New Orleans
clearly justifies the call of Alberto Rivera to lead our church
planting and church revitalization ministries in this region and the
state,” said Mike Canady, LBC director of missions and ministry.
Although Rivera’s position is focused on the New Orleans area, he will
also be the state’s consultant for Hispanic outreach and church
planting for the whole state.
R. Michael Stewart (wife Joanna) was called as the Cooperative
Program/Stewardship strategist. Stewart previously served Lake Charles,
Trinity, as the minister of evangelism. The Cooperative
Program/Stewardship strategist is part of the communications team led
by John L. Yeats.
“Stewardship directly impacts local church ministries and the
Cooperative Program is the method local Southern Baptist churches use
to fulfill the Acts 1:8 mandate,” Yeats said.