Churches – Royal Palm Association, SBC

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Strengthening Churches

Whether it's a pulpit supply, crisis management, or connecting with resources, we're here to help churches get stronger and grow.

Here's a few ways we do that.

Pulpit Supply / Guest Preachers

Most churches graciously provide honorariums between $100 – $250 for each preaching occasion as their way of expressing their gratitude for the sharing of God’s Word.

Below are several people available to fill the pulpit as needed in your church fellowship, and in some cases, serve as interim or even permanent pastors.

NOTE: If you are interested in being included in this list, please contact us for consideration.

Dr. Mark Gonzales

Dr. Mark pastored for 34 years, has been broadcasting “The Heritage Hour” and publishing articles and books for over 30 years, also serves as our Royal Palm Executive Director/AMS, and would love the privilege of sharing God’s heart with your church family!

Gene Reitz

Gene was a pastor in Michigan for 28 years, now lives in SW Florida and is available for pulpit supply and an interim pastorate with a heart for the primacy of prayer, Christ-centered worship, intentional discipleship, joyful fellowship, purposeful evangelism, and expository preaching.

Hal Wynn

Hal is the former long time pastor of Northside Baptist Church, North Ft. Myers, has a heart for expository preaching and equipping the saints for the work of service, and is a strong supporter of Royal Palm with a heart for God, His Word, and His people.

Dr. Hayes Wicker

Dr. Hayes is the former long time pastor of FBC Naples, preaches across the country with a heart for prayer and expository preaching, is a strong supporter of Royal Palm, and also offers a wonderful seminar/workshop on “Cultivating a Culture of Prayer in the Local Church.”

Thaddeus C. Griggs

Rev. Thaddeus C. Griggs has been a Southern Baptist minister of the gospel for 37 years. He is a graduate of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has SBC Transitional Pastorate training, and is available for pulpit supply and as a Transitional Interim Pastor.

Kendal Hicks

Kendal is a graduate of New Orleans BTS (MDiv), and has been serving for over 36 years as a pastor, assoc. pastor, single adult min., education advocate, sports coach, and interim pastor in several states and the Pacific islands. He is now available for pulpit supply and an interim pastorate.

Tony Cubello

Tony is the founding pastor of Branch of Life Church, Cape Coral, where he serves as a pastor, teacher, author, and Board Certified Counselor. He has been preaching, teaching and leading Marriage discipleship groups for over 40 years, and is available for pulpit supply (he has a preaching team at his church) and leading transformative Marriage groups.

Dr. Steve Plaster

Dr. Steve has been a preacher and teacher of God’s Word for 50 years in FL, CT, TX, MO, KS, and NY at many churches, seminars, conferences. and colleges; has been an elder or deacon for thirty years; is an ordained SBC minister; and now serves regularly at North Naples BC (Nov. 1st to May 1st) and at First Southern BC, Fort Scott KS (May 1st to Nov. 1st).

Rob Flint

Worship Pastor! Rob served as a Worship Pastor for over 40 years (including 18 years at McGregor Baptist Church in Ft. Myers), and has recently retired. As of Sept. 1, he is available for Worship supply and interim work, specializing in blended choir-led worship, but has led band-driven worship as well.

Church Planting & Revitalization

These two ministries are not easy in a post-Christian culture, but you are not alone, friends.

Our Royal Palm Lead Team has over 200 years of experience between the six of us as successful practitioners, not just theorists.

We can help you avoid the landmines, assess your strategies, deal with set-backs, provide some resources, and more . . . IF you call us.

You don’t have to reinvent the wheel!

Church Admin & Finance

Budgets, tax issues, salary structures, legal documents, loans, mortgages and more can drive us crazy.

But we’ve pretty much seen it all and would honored to ease your pain.

Missteps are far more frequent that misdeeds, so don’t be shy in reaching out to us.

We are here for you!

Worship & Facilities Upgrades

We all want our Worship Ministry to honor God and connect with people, but sometimes it’s a challenge to get the right tools and training to do that well.

That’s why we loving connecting churches with local ministry partners to help them make their team and technology the best they can be!

Whether you need experienced advice on the right hardware and software for your next upgrade, or you need a seasoned pastoral voice to help your teams take their next step of growth, we can get you connected with just the right partner for you.