Roque named Hispanic Church Catalyst

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Long-time Florida Baptist Convention employee Emanuel Roque has been named as the state’s Hispanic Church Catalyst, a position he will assume effective May 2.

In this role, he will serve and partner with churches and pastors to plan and facilitate processes that support, strengthen and encourage Hispanic Florida Baptist churches in their mission and kingdom ministry.

“I am excited for the leadership, vision and direction that Emanuel brings to this role,” said Tommy Green, Florida Baptists’ executive director-treasurer. “He is extremely qualified and equipped to lead in an effective manner as our Hispanic Church Catalyst.”

Roque will assume the position left vacant with the April 30 resignation of Deris Coto.

Roque is currently serving in the role of multicultural church/leadership catalyst, a position created through the 2015 reorganization of the Convention staff under Green’s leadership.

The State Board of Missions’ Administrative/Personnel Committee approved the appointment by poll during the week of April 18.

Roque has served the Convention since 2006 in roles that included team strategist, Leadership Development Ministries team, 2011-2015;  and director, Language Church Planting, 2006-2011; He was a longtime associate pastor of Iglesia Bautista Resurreccion in Miami, one of the city’s strongest Hispanic congregations, from 1988-2004. While there, he planted and pastored the church’s English speaking congregation.

He will continue to live in Miami.

 

By Barbara Denman, Florida Baptist Convention, April 25, 2016

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