The North American Mission Board has appointed Tabatha O. Hallman as an evangelism specialist in New Orleans.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The North American Mission Board has appointed Tabatha O. Hallman as an evangelism specialist in New Orleans.
Before her new position, Tabatha served as youth minister for First Baptist Church, Luling, La., and as a social worker for Catholic Charities of New Orleans.
A native of Suffolk, Va., she earned a B.A. degree in sociology at Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, N.C., and a M.S. degree in social work at Tulane University, New Orleans.
Tabatha is married to Todd M. Hallman, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Luling.
The Hallmans have one son, Anderson, 1.
Each year, the North American Mission Board (NAMB) approves and appoints hundreds of new missionaries in partnership with the 42 Baptist state conventions and the Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists. NAMB and these partnering conventions work together in recruiting, selecting, jointly funding, training, supporting, and appointing missionaries.
NAMB also endorses chaplains who serve in the military, healthcare, correctional and counseling facilities, children’s homes, academies, corporate, and public safety settings.
Missionaries commissioned through the above pathways of service are included in NAMB’s official missionary count, which totaled 5,364 at the end of 2005.