Ron Blankenship

Ron Blankenship
Director of Missions/ Church Planter Strategist Ron is a Director of Missions/Church Planter Strategist at Montgomery Baptist Association in Rockville, Maryland, as an appointed home missionary with the Associational Strategy Team/Church Planting Group of the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. He has been serving at the Associaiton since early September, 1999.

He has been the pastor of churches in Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. He had previously served as a Special Care and Bereavement Coordinator. He founded and directed Fresh Ideas Ministries in Nashville, TN. He was an adjunct college instructor. Ron also has done freelance writing contributing to articles in various magazines and publications.

Ron was born in Gilbert, West Virginia on June 9, 1956. He graduated from Marshall University where he received his BBA in Accounting and Finance. He then continued his education at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky where he received his MDIV, MA/CE and DMIN degrees.

He has been heavily involved with the Southern Baptist Convention (local, state and executive levels) by heading up committees such as Ministers Relations and Ordination Committee, Nominating Committee, Ministers Conference, Administrative Committee, Personnel Committee, Committee on Committees, General Missions Board and the
Church Planting Team.

Ron is married to Evelyn F. Blankenship and they have three children, Nathan 18, Melanie 16, and Angela 11. The family lives in Montgomery Village, Maryland.

Updated 3/08/07
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