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Rev. Rickie Bradshaw has served as Pastor of First Southwest Baptist Church for 38 years. Under his leadership, First Southwest started and sponsored 140 new church plants in Houston and around the world. He is the founder of the Greater Houston Prayer Community and presently serving as its Executive Director. Pastor Rickie served 25 years as a Church Consultant for Union Baptist Association (UBA) in Houston. As a consultant at UBA, he was responsible for establishing spiritual formation, church planting multiplication, community transformation, church leadership development and prayer initiatives. He serves as the Director of Prayer for the Union Baptist Associational Leadership Council. He also served as the Director of Prayer Initiatives for Hope Media Group and KSBJ Christian Radio. Pastor Rickie serves as the Senior Leader of The Journey To Transformation (JTT) for the Sentinel Group. Pastor Bradshaw attended the College of Biblical Studies Houston; area of study –Science of Leadership. He has two Honorary Doctorate degrees in Ministry, King International Christian Seminary and in New Testament Theology, Clay Bible College and Seminary. He is married to Dreka for 41 years. They have 7 children, and 15 grandchildren. His favorite Scripture is Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”