Sensing a call to reach his community and heart for revitalization, Bob Bickford
left his staff position at a large multi-site church in the St. Louis area and became
the pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church in November 2012. Through a strategic
process, a new church, The Groves, was birthed in January 2014. He served that
congregation for nine years.
Bob is a passionate church renewal advocate. He served as the Associate Director of Replant for
the North American Mission Board, created a national strategy for church renewal used by
Southern Baptist Associations and was the architect of the Resound Network for the Missouri
Baptist Convention. He now serves as the Executive Director of the Nashville Baptist
Association.
Bob is the author of, Am I a Replanter?, Pathways to Partnership and the Associational
Replanting Guide. He and his wife live in Nashville, TN.