Dr. Dwayne Norman became the Assistant to the Executive Director for Convention Relations at the Kentucky Baptist Convention in 2026. Prior to joining the convention staff, he served as a Senior Pastor for 23 years in Mississippi, Alabama, and most recently serving as pastor of Campbellsville Baptist Church in Campbellsville, Kentucky, for 7 years.
Dwayne has a Bachelor of Art in Religion from the University of Mobile, Master of Divinity with an Emphasis in Biblical Languages from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Dwayne also took several PhD classes in Leadership from the University of the Cumberlands.
Additionally, Dwayne has experience as an adjunct instructor of Old Testament, New Testament, and the Mission and Message of Jesus in 4 different colleges in Mississippi, Alabama, and Kentucky. Dwayne has also served as a chaplain for the men’s basketball teams at Troy University and Campbellsville University. Dwayne, and his wife, Mandy, and their children Maddie, Brad, Lindsey, and Natalie, reside in Campbellsville, KY.
How Dwayne helps churches:
Believing that KBC churches are better together, Dwayne helps churches by encouraging them to become engaged partners in the Cooperative Program to fuel gospel ministries. He directs several programs for the KBC such as Calling Out the Called scholarship and the Discover KBC orientation for new ministers. Dwayne gives focus to convention relations by maintaining strong relationships between the KBC, its agencies/institutions and SBC entities. He maintains an active preaching schedule in KBC churches and would be honored to speak at your church.
Helpful resources Dwayne recommends:
Books:
Better Together: You, Your Church, and the Cooperative Program, Robert Matz and John Yeats
A Unity of Purpose: 100 Years of the SBC Cooperative Program, Tony Wolfe and W. Madison Grace
Learn About the Cooperative Program:
https://www.kybaptist.org/about-cp/
https://www.sbc.net/missions/the-cooperative-program/