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Get to know your area representative: Steve Dominy
Area Representative, Service Area 8
For Area Representative Steve Dominy, the most important part of his job is supporting pastors. As the representative for Service Area 8, Steve meets with churches and pastors across Dallas and parts of Northeast Texas. He is available to provide and recommend Texas Baptists resources to church staff, but the biggest resource Steve offers is his support and encouragement.
“The biggest resources I offer are relationships and experience,” Steve explained. “It’s easy to be isolated in ministry, so my job is to pastor pastors and to pastor staff.”
Supporting church leadership, especially in times of crisis, is an essential part of Steve’s role. He has helped pastors with family struggles and other confidential issues when pastors feel they are unable to go to anyone else in the community. Providing them with an outlet to share their troubles in a private setting helps pastors and their families maintain a healthy lifestyle. Steve is also there when church-wide crises occur, like when a tornado destroyed the Primera Iglesia Bautista Dallas building in October 2019.
Steve understands what these pastors are going through because he has been one himself. He was a pastor for 23 years, leading churches in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. So, when he transitioned to his new job as an Area Representative with Texas Baptists in 2017, Steve took the lessons and experiences that he had gathered and is now using them to serve others. He also continues to pastor as an interim pastor at New Hope Community Church in Venus, TX.
Steve relates with over 800 churches in his area. He spends much of his time in the car, driving to each of them and introducing himself, ensuring that churches and pastors know he is available. For Steve, it is important that these church leaders know that they are not alone or without support and that they matter greatly to the Kingdom of God. He is available for pastors to call, email or meet with in person whenever they have questions or problems. That support and encouragement is his favorite part of the job.
His involvement with Texas Baptists and their churches stems from a belief that they have an important role to play in Texas and the nation.
“I think Texas Baptists have a real contribution to make in this state, I believe we can make a difference in the lives of the people of this state and beyond,” Steve said. “I love the church. I believe the church is God’s people doing God’s work in God’s world. I think the church makes a difference in the way we live life together, in the way that we live and interact in our communities and love our neighbors and our enemies.”
Texas Baptists have nine area representatives serving around the state to connect with our churches. To find your area representative, visit txb.org/ connections or call 214.828.5111.
