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"Over each church of Christ in the apostolic age, a plurality of rulers was ordained, who were designated by the terms elder, bishop, overseer, pastor, with authority in the government of the flock, these rulers were all equal in rank and authority, no one having a preeminence over the rest. This satisfactorily appears from the fact, that the same qualifications were required in all, so that though some labored in word and doctrine, and others did not, the distinction between them was not in rank, but in the character of their service."
William Bulletin Johnson (1782-1862), the 1st President of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Elders
Paul Gerstenberg
Dustin Guidry
Jeffrey Hazleton
Jamie Roberts
Brent Sorrels
Deacons
Jeff Book
Mark Davis
Jason Guidry
Brian Hill
Chris Rybacki
Bennie Smith
Pastor Dustin Guidry
dustin@ridgewoodchurch.us
Dustin was born and raised in Southeast Texas. A graduate of Nederland High School, Dustin attended McNeese State University for three years before finishing a B.S. in Kinesiology from Lamar University and a Masters of Arts in Biblical Studies from Louisiana Baptist University.
Dustin joined the Ridgewood staff in 1999 working as Associate Pastor and Principal/Athletic Director of Ridgewood Christian School before his current role of Lead Pastor of Ridgewood Church. Dustin is the author of Turning the Ship: Exploring the Age-Integrated Church, which chronicles Ridgewood's journey of rejecting the secularization of the church while relying on the sufficiency of Scripture for all matters of faith and practice. Dustin and his wife Kerri are happily married and are the blessed parents of four daughters and a son.
Pastor Brent Sorrels
outreach2pa@sbcglobal.net
Brent is originally from Arkansas. Brent has a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from the University of Central Arkansas and his Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Savannah have come to southeast Texas after serving as church planters in Costa Rica with the International Mission Board. Brent loves to spend time with his wife and children and also enjoys sports, guitars, and video games.
Dwayne Oxner, Principal of RCS
doxner@ridgewoodchurch.us
Dwayne grew up in Arkansas and graduated from Barton High School, which is best known for the legacy of long time head football coach, Frank McClellan, who led the Bears to win 8 state championships and a total of 367 games. Dwayne also has degrees from the University of Arkansas at Monticello (B.S. in Accounting) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.A.R.E.). Dwayne and his wife, Karen, have two beautiful daughters, Anna Beth and Allie Rae.
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