Duane Brooks
Pastor, Tallowood Baptist Church
Dr. Duane Brooks began his ministry at Tallowood Baptist Church on Sunday, May 17, 1998. He was licensed to preach in Highland Baptist Church in Great Falls Montana at the age of sixteen and ordained to the ministry at age eighteen. He has served as pastor of New Hope Baptist Church, Cedar Park, Texas (1993-1998), Williams Creek Baptist Church in Mart, Texas (1985 - 1992), Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Rosebud Texas (1981-1985), Pastoral Intern in Waco Baptist Association (1984), and Calvary Baptist Church, Waco, Texas (1980-1981).
Through the years, Dr. Brooks has led revival services and January Bible Conferences in Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Illinois, Colorado, Missouri, Mississippi, and Texas as well as Germany, Brazil, Hungary, Switzerland, Mexico and Israel.
He has been a member of the Texas Baptist Executive Board and the Human Welfare Board of the BGCT. In 1999, Dr. Brooks served on the search committee for the Executive Director of the BGCT and most recently has served as Chairman of the search committee for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Director of Texas. Dr. Brooks is currently Adjunct Professor of Preaching at Houston Baptist University and is serving on the Board of Regents at Baylor University.
He and his wife, Melanie, have two sons, Graham and Chase.
Doctor of Philosophy, Baylor University
Master of Divinity, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Bachelor of Arts, History, Baylor University, Cum Laude
Ordained to Ministry, 1981
Licensed to Ministry, 1980