Rick Bennett

Rick Bennett serves as the Field Coordinator for the Tennessee Cooperative Baptist Fellowship since October 2016, focusing on supporting pastors and church leaders in creating missional communities. Previous experience includes a role as Pastor at First Baptist Church of Elkin, NC from October 2012 to September 2016, and Director of Missional Congregations for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship from June 2004 to September 2012. Rick's early roles encompassed various associate pastor positions across multiple churches, where responsibilities included pastoral care, worship leadership, and educational ministry design. Rick holds a Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Formation and a Master of Divinity from Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Religion and Christian Ministry from Campbell University.