Dr. Moises Rodriguez of San Antonio honored by Howard Payne University

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Dr. Moises Rodriguez

BROWNWOOD , TX (10/08/2012)(readMedia)-- Dr. Moises Rodriguez, dean of the Baptist Bible Institute and continuing education departments for the Baptist University of the Americas in San Antonio, will be honored by his alma mater, Howard Payne University, during the university's Homecoming Week celebrations.

Dr. Rodriguez received the Dr. José Rivas Distinguished Service Award. He will be recognized at the Hispanic Alumni Breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 a.m. This event will be held in the Mabee University Center's Bullion Suites and is free of charge.

Dr. Moises Rodriguez, a native of Carrizo Springs, enrolled in HPU's Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom program in 1977. After earning his Bachelor of Science degree in 1981, he pursued his Master of Divinity degree at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, gaining that degree in 1986. In 1997, he completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree at Baylor University.

Dr. Rodriguez has served as the outreach worker for Southside Area Ministries in Fort Worth, providing assistance and orientation to American life for refugees. He has also served as the pastor for Mision Bautista of Dublin, Primera Baptist Church of Fort Worth and Iglesia Bautista Del Salvador of Waco, growing those churches during his time with them. 

From 1990 until 1997, Dr. Rodriguez and his family lived and served in Atlanta, working as field staff for the Southern Baptist Convention. He was the associate director of ethnic leadership development for the SBC and also interim pastor at Mision Bautista Briarlake.  Later, he became the director of the Church Multiplication Department for the SBC before moving on to a position as manager for the SBC's Hispanic Church Planting Unit.

Recently, Dr. Rodriguez has served as the pastor and senior pastor of Primera Baptist Church in Fort Worth while also serving as director of the North Texas Church Planting Institute and Leadership Development Center. Active in a wide range of ministry and training roles, his current work includes serving as dean of the Baptist Bible Institute and continuing education departments for the Baptist University of the Americas in San Antonio.

Dr. Rodriguez married Abigail Dominguez in 1984. They have two children, one of whom – Julia – is a junior at HPU.

For more information about HPU's Homecoming, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 800-950-8465 or 325-649-8069 or visit http://homecoming.hputx.edu/.

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Founded in 1889, Howard Payne University is a Christ-centered academic community dedicated to excellence by developing and equipping the whole person for intellectual inquiry, personal and professional integrity, and service to God and humanity.

Located in Brownwood, Texas, HPU offers a full array of undergraduate programs and a limited number of graduate programs in a traditional residential academic community. The university also offers selected undergraduate and graduate course work by electronic means and at extended learning centers in El Paso, Texas, and New Braunfels, Texas. HPU maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio, which contributes to the university's reputation of being "a place where everybody is somebody."