Aaron Summers joins Center for Ministerial Health as Coordinator for Pastorless Churches

The Texas Baptists Center for Ministerial Health welcomed Aaron Summers as the new coordinator of Pastorless Churches. Summers transitioned from his prior position as lead pastor at First Baptist Church Crowley. He assumed the position on Feb. 17.

He said he felt called to provide training and “be the first on the scene” to care for search committees and interim pastors in churches' “critical moment[s]” of transition. 

“I want to be able to let them know we care for them, and that we love them and that we're here for them. So, my goal is to reduce the time gap between resignation announcement and when we call them to let them know we're here [to help],” said Summers. 

Prior to his time at Texas Baptists, Summers served as lead pastor of First Baptist Crowley from 2018 to the current year. He also previously pastored at Culter Road Baptist Church in Amarillo. He has a total of 30 years of ministerial experience, pastoring churches in Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas. 

Summers previously served on the Texas Baptists Executive Board from 2019-2024. He also served on the Committee on the Nominations of Boards and Affiliate Ministries from 2017-2019.

Summers said he desires to help churches have a “robust and rigorous search process” to find “the individual God wants” to lead them into a new season of ministry. 

“We have so many struggling churches… If we can grow in both [church and ministerial health], we'll have stronger churches, and we'll have stronger pastors as a result, and the kingdom wins as a result of that,” said Summers. 

Summers earned a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Union University and a Master of Divinity in Languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 2023, he earned his Doctor of Ministry in Church Revitalization from Southwestern. 

“We are very excited to have Aaron Summers join the Center for Ministerial Health Team as our new coordinator of Pastorless Churches,” said Dowell Loftis, director for the Center for Ministerial Health. “[Summers] will be an invaluable help to our churches who are negotiating that interim time between lead pastors."

The Texas Baptists Center for Ministerial Health exists to invest in Texas Baptists ministers to encourage them towards excellence so they can be their best to serve the Lord and his people.

To learn more about Interim Church Services and how it can resource your church, visit txb.org/interim.