Author: Brian Haynes

Brian Haynes serves as Lead Pastor at Bay Area Church in Houston. Brian is bent on renovating people, families, and churches by helping them know and follow Jesus. Brian is married to his high school sweetheart, Angela, and together they have three daughters: Hailey, Madelyn, and Eden.

Kingdom angst and the SBC

by Brian Haynes on May 3, 2018 in My Thoughts, Renovation • 6 Comments

I am really no one of extreme importance when it comes to Southern Baptist life. In that regard this post may be useless. I am a graduate of Baylor University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Liberty Theological Seminary. I have been in Southern Baptist church settings all of my life. As a pastor I have served four churches, all Southern…

The people you love the most, hurt the most.

by Brian Haynes on April 2, 2018 in Home, Parenting • 4 Comments

Over the years Angela and I have interacted with so many parents of teenagers and young adults who are experiencing excruciating pain. I was reminded of that again this weekend (Easter weekend) as I prayed with several whose experience of pain in relation to their children overshadows even the joy of celebrating the resurrection of Christ. When your teenager or…

“I don’t need God,” said no one dying alone in the desert ever.

by Brian Haynes on March 21, 2018 in Applying Scripture, Jesus, Personal Growth, Renovation • 1 Comment

We live in a desert. No matter what part of the planet you consider home, you were born in a desert. We walk a scorched path. The place we call home is the wilderness; a dry and weary land where there is no water. It is possible, even probable, that you do not even realize it. In Genesis chapter 2…