Dr. Rex M. Horne, Jr., became the 15th president of Ouachita Baptist University on June 1, 2006. Prior to his selection as president by the Ouachita Board of Trustees, he served as Senior Pastor of Little Rock’s Immanuel Baptist church for almost 16 years.
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Dr. Horne attended Ouachita Baptist University and graduated from Arkansas College (now Lyon College) in Batesville, Arkansas. He earned a master of divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and the doctor of ministry degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. A native of Bastrop, Louisiana, he grew up in Camden, Arkansas.
In addition to his service as pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, he was pastor of churches in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.
Dr. Horne currently serves as a trustee for Baptist Health. He was president of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention from 1995 to 1997 and has served as a trustee for Ouachita Baptist University and Lyon College. For ten years, Dr. Horne was a columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He also hosted "Conversations", a live talkshow which aired weekly on Victory Television Network. He is the author if three books, Potluck Dinners and Other People Parables, Our Conversations, and Insights from Kingdom Builders.
He is married to Becky Horne. They have four adult children and three grandchildren.
Dr. Horne's Speaking Schedule
September-October 2008
September
- 2- Fall Convocation, Ouachita Chapel Service, Arkadelphia, AR (10:00 a.m.)
- 7- Second Baptist Church, Arkadelphia, AR (10:30 a.m.)
- 14- Levy Baptist Church, North Little Rock, AR (10:15 a.m.)
October
- 9- Men’s Luncheon, Immanuel Baptist Church, Little Rock, AR (12:00 noon)
- 12- Harlan Park Baptist Church, Conway, AR (10:50 a.m.)
- 26- Beech Street First Baptist Church, Texarkana, AR (10:20 a.m.)
- 28- Ouachita Report, Arkansas Baptist State Convention,
The Ouachita Choir followed by Dr. Horne,
First Baptist Church, Bentonville, AR (7:20 p.m.)