Bob Mills Elected Executive Director Of KNCSB

By Tim Boyd

October 2009

Bob is a native of Florida and first came to KNCSB when he attended Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He married his wife, Lynne, on April 27, 1984. They have three children, Emily Elizabeth (23), Brittney Lynne (21), and Jordan Wayne (18). 
       
Bob began serving in KNCSB as a Coordinator of Weekday Ministries in Kansas City Kansas Baptist Association (KCKBA) from 1974 to 1976. He also served as Director of Youth and Family Services in KCKBA. From 1976 to 1979, Bob served as the Director, Church and Community Ministries in Kansas City, Kansas. He served as Pastor of First Baptist Church of Bethel in Kansas City, Kansas from 1978-1981. In 1981 he was called to work Associate Director of the Missions Service Corps with the Home Mission Board (HMB) in Atlanta, Georgia. He was later made Director of the Mission Service Corps Department with HMB. He served for a short period of time with the North American Mission Board (NAMB) in a similar position.

In 1998 Bob returned to KNCSB as the State Director of Missions and continues to serve in that position until he becomes the Executive Director on January 1, 2010. During the last decade plus, Bob has served as interim pastor of a number of KNCSB churches including, Nall Avenue, Prairie Village; First Baptist Church, Shawnee; Tyler Road, Wichita; Western Hills, Topeka; First Southern, Garden City; First Southern, Overland Park; Pleasantview, Derby; and Parkway, Kansas City.

Bob holds a B.A. degree from William Carey College in Mississippi. He also holds M.Div and D.Min degrees from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Missouri. Bob has numerous professional certificates from various groups or ministries including Church Smart, Growing Healthy Churches, Church Planter Basic Training, Supervision Training for People in Ministry and Next Level Training (NAMB)

Bob has served as chairman and member of a national task force on volunteers that involved the Home Mission Board, International Mission Board, Brotherhood, and WMU. He served as president of the Midwestern Seminary Alumni Association and as president of the State Missions Directors Fellowship. He has taught as an adjunct professor at four of our seminaries. He serves presently on the National Task Force for Associations (Lifeway) and the National Organization of Baptists Association.

Bob is a member of Covenant Baptist Church in Topeka and his wife, Lynne, serves on the Praise Team there.

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