Encouraging Pastors | Strengthening Churches
Marrow Ministries exists to serve local churches through the experience and heart of Dr. Tim Marrow — a Texas-raised pastor with over four decades of ministry across New Mexico and Texas. A graduate of Howard Payne University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Dr. Marrow brings a lifetime of pastoral wisdom to churches in every season — whether in transition, in growth, or in need of encouragement.
Marrow Ministries is committed to walking alongside pastors and congregations, offering steady, experienced guidance so churches can thrive for the sake of the Gospel.
Dr. Marrow often says that ministry is, at its heart, relational. It is not about programs or policies, but about people — pastors who need encouragement, congregations who need direction, and churches who need to know they are not walking alone. That conviction is the foundation on which this ministry stands.
Providing faithful, Christ-centered preaching for congregations in need of a pulpit voice on any given Sunday, so worship continues without interruption.
Offering steady, experienced pastoral leadership for churches between permanent pastors, helping congregations stay grounded and unified during transition.
Equipping deacons with a clear, biblical understanding of their role, so they can serve as faithful shepherds and servant-leaders alongside their pastor and congregation.
Helping congregations cultivate a biblical vision for generosity and stewardship, strengthening the financial and spiritual health of the church.
Equipping church members with the confidence and tools to share their faith and reach their communities for Christ.
Bringing an engaging, encouraging voice to church banquets, associational gatherings, and special events.
Dr. Tim Marrow has been in ministry for over forty-five years, thirty-five of those serving as Senior Pastor. Tim graduated from Howard Payne University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He began his pastoral journey at nineteen years of age, serving as pastor of Priddy Baptist Church, Priddy, Texas, while a student at Howard Payne. While in Seminary, he served as Minister of Evangelism and Associate Pastor of Rosen Heights Baptist Church, Ft. Worth.
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He served for 21 years as pastor of First Baptist Church of West Albuquerque in New Mexico, where he also served as President of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico (BCNM), 1996–1998. While serving in Albuquerque, Dr. Marrow was a trustee for LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1998–2006.
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Beginning in November 2011, Dr. Marrow served as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Plainview, Texas. While in Plainview, he was a trustee for Wayland Baptist University, 2012–2017. Since February 2017, while serving with Texas Baptists, Dr. Marrow has served as interim pastor at six Central Texas Baptist Churches and supply preached in many congregations in the area.
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Authored the book, “Before Abraham…I AM!” The claims of Christ from the Gospel of John.
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Tim and his wife Melody live in Belton, Texas. They have two grown sons and their families.
Looking for a word of encouragement, or a deeper look at Scripture? Dr. Tim Marrow’s messages, preached at churches across Central Texas, bring the same steady, Christ-centered teaching he’s offered congregations for over four decades.
II Timothy 4:16–18
Does Christianity actually work when life falls apart? In II Timothy, Dr. Marrow walks through the apostle Paul’s own story — abandoned, on trial, facing the end alone — and shows how the Lord stood with him through it all. It’s a message about the same help Paul found still being available to us today. Watch this Sermon Now
“I AM” is Jesus’s boldest declaration about Himself. Christ Jesus says that where I am, there is God; God lives, speaks, calls, loves, chooses, forgives, suffers, and dies. In Before Abraham…I AM!, author Tim Marrow examines the seven claims of Christ as the Great I AM, demonstrating how Jesus uses simple, everyday objects to represent His claims — from the “bread of life” to the “light of the world.” Marrow helps readers understand the promises behind Jesus’s statements of “I AM,” because Christ Jesus is the eternal God, without beginning and without ending — He truly is the great I AM.
I want to personally invite you, as a pastor, to share the prayer needs of your church family with me. Ministry brings its own weight — growing pains, weary hearts, financial strain, families in crisis, or simply the daily work of shepherding a congregation — and none of us were meant to carry that alone.
Whether it’s a specific need within your church, a burden on your own heart, or something your leadership team is wrestling with, I’d be honored to stand in the gap and pray with you. Simply send your request my way, and know that it will be held with care and covered in prayer. You are not alone in this work. Please submit your prayer requests using the Contact Tim form below.