JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Kenny Qualls will step down as president of the Missouri Baptist Convention to join the MBC staff as associate director/church and family equipping.
Qualls, 39, resigned as pastor of Springhill Baptist Church in Springfield Dec. 15, where he has served the last 12 years. He was expected to announce his resignation as convention president in a letter to the executive board prior to taking the job in Jefferson City on Jan. 6.
Monte Shinkle, pastor of Concord Baptist Church in Jefferson City, will move up from first vice president to fill Qualls’ one-year term as president.
Missouri Convention Executive Director David Clippard announced that up to 19 jobs also will be cut, reducing the convention’s workforce from 93 to around 75.
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