Mark Burnett, Minister of Music has served as Minister of Music at First Baptist Church since September 2005. Mark continually seeks to bring energy and excitement into worship through the use of choir, soloists, instruments, and uplifting music.

Mark has a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and a Master of Music in Church Music Degree in Conducting from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Conducting from Southwestern. Mark is married to Cari, a Montessori teacher for grades 1-3, and they have a two-year-old daughter, Calloway.

Excited about each and every opportunity to serve the LORD through leading others in the act of worship, Mark invites anyone with a heart committed to service in music to join us as a part of the Music Ministry.

What hobbies do you enjoy in your free time?
What is free time? If I should be able to enjoy said free time, I like going to concerts/shows (although conducting them myself is more enjoyable!), movies, board games, and racquetball.

What are your favorite foods?
Could there be anything but pasta and Dr. Pepper?

What TV shows can you not survive without seeing?
Word Girl

What are your favorite books?
Worship, Communion, and the Triune God of Grace - Torrence
Worship, the Missing Jewel - Borror and Allen
Desiring God - Piper
What to Do in Case of a Choir Rehearsal - Woodward
Precision Conducting - Sharp

If you could travel, where would you go?
Italy, Switzerland, Australia, the Moon

What are you passionate about in ministry?
For me, it all comes down to worshiping God through loving and obedient hearts. When we give God the glory for everything in our lives (even if we think those things aren't good for us), we begin to realize that God is in control! Knowing God's nature inspires us to worship and serve Him, and we desire to be used by Him to be the presence of Christ to other believers as well as to share the Gospel with the lost, bringing them all to a point in their lives in which they can truly worship God!