About
In the modern day communication is quick and to the point. While speed is often helpful to break news and inform the public about pressing issues, clear thinking regarding serious (and often difficult) ideas should not be reduced to mere sound bites. The Messenger Insight reports challenging issues through in-depth interviews with those who are at the source of current news and modern thought.
Douglas E. Baker
Moderator, Messenger Insight
Douglas E. Baker serves as Executive Editor of the Baptist Messenger and Director of Communications for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. Prior to his election as editor, he served as the Director of Public Relations and Executive Director of the Council on Christian Life and Public Affairs for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. He also served at the United States Naval Academy Foundation as Director of Corporate Relations. He was Special Assistant to former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee; Chief of Staff of NorthStar Leadership – a K-12 education think tank for education reform; Project Assistant/Press Secretary of the Louisiana State Education Commission; Executive Director of The Emmanuel Foundation in New York City, and he has also served on the pastoral staff of the historic First Baptist Church of Alexandria, VA.
Baker is a graduate of Louisiana State University (B.A.); New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.); The Johns Hopkins University (M.A.) where he majored in government/political theory and studied with professors Benjamin Ginsberg and Dorothea Wolfson. His thesis – Toward an Evangelical Public Theology: From St. Augustine to Carl F.H. Henry – was awarded highest academic honors by the university.
He is a two-time recipient of the Governor’s Award for outstanding leadership. He and his family reside in Oklahoma City, OK.
