Commissioning Tomás Mackey

On July 23, 2020, Tomás Mackey of Argentina was installed as the next President of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and will serve his five-year term throughout the 2020-2025 Quinquennium.

"The Baptist World Alliance opened my eyes to the world," said Mackey. "My time with the BWA has warmed my heart with love but also with the suffering of so many around the world. It has enlightened my mind with the wisdom of brothers and sisters from the north, the south, the east, and the west. The Lord has truly blessed my life through the Baptist World Alliance. I look forward to the opportunity to continue serving the Lord and the BWA family in this role and invite others to join me so that together we can experience the blessing of serving the Lord with our Baptist family around the world."

Mackey has been actively involved in the BWA for more than 30 years. He currently sits on the General Council and the Executive Committee, as well as serving as a member of the BWA delegation to the theological conversations with the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and chairing the Commission on Theological Education. He has previously served as Vice Chair of the Commission on Theological Education, Vice Chair of the Commission on Christian Ethics, and a member of the Resolutions Committee, Academic and Theological Education Workgroup, Commission on Baptist Doctrine and Christian Unity, Study and Research Executive Committee, and Nominations Committee. He also served on the Local Arrangements Committee for the Baptist World Alliance Youth Congress in 1983 and the Baptist World Congress in 1995.

"In my time as General Secretary, I have seen firsthand that Tomás loves God, loves the Word, and loves people. I know he will continue to be a blessing to our global Baptist family in this role as he serves with passion and joy," said BWA General Secretary Elijah Brown.

Mackey has been actively involved in Unión Bautista de Latinoamérica (UBLA), preached at numerous UBLA Congresses, and served as a delegate to the Association of Seminaries and Theological Institutions (ASIT). He served as Dean of the International Baptist Theological Seminary in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 1993-2004, and as a professor since 1979. He has chaired the pastoral fraternity for the Argentine Baptist Association (ABA), served as General Secretary of the Argentine Baptist Youth from 1976-1978, and as Youth Advisor for the Argentine Baptist Youth from 2005 until present.

He was a founding member of Alianza Cristiana de Iglesias Evangélicas de la República Argentina (ACIERA) and a founding and current member of the Board of Directors of the Social Ecumenical Forum, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Kairos Foundation from 1988-2004 and a member of the Board of Directors of the Argentine Bible Society from 2004-2008.

Mackey has served in the pastorate since 1978 and has held the role of Senior Pastor at Iglesia Bautista del Once in Buenos Aires, Argentina, since 1988. He earned a Bachelor in Theology from the International Baptist Theological Seminary in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a Magister in Divinities and Doctor of Ministry from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

He has been married to Febe since 1975, and they have a daughter named Jorgelina, a son named Tomás, and two grandsons named Santiago and Pedro.