Dr. Larry Lewis is pastor of First Southern Baptist Church, San Diego and is serving on the staff of the Mission America Coalition as National Facilitator of Denominational Ministries. 

From 1987 through 1996, he was president and CEO of Southern Baptist Home Mission Board (now the North American Mission Board) coordinating Southern Baptist mission work in all 50 states, U.S. territories and Canada.  Prior to this, he served six years as President of Hannibal-LaGrange College in Hannibal, Missouri and seven years as pastor of Tower Grove Baptist Church in St. Louis.  Under his leadership, the church grew to a membership of 3,000.

Larry has written a number of books including:

• The Bus Ministry, Baptist Convention of Pennsylvania - S. Jersey, 1971
• Outreach with Church Buses (contributor) Baptist Sunday School Board, 1972
• Organize to Evangelize, Victor, 1980; Broadman, 1988, (6 editions)
• What the Bible Teaches about Abortion, Christian Life Commission, 1991
• Church Planter’s Handbook, Broadman Press, 1992
• Proclaiming the Pro-Life Message (Editor), Hannibal Books, 1997

Larry is married to Betty Jo of Ft. Worth, Texas.  They have 3 adult children.