Zig Ziglar Servant Leadership Award Recipient

O.S. Hawkins

Dr. O.S. Hawkins is a former pastor, prolific author, and popular speaker.  He graduated from Texas Christian University (BBA) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv, PhD). He pastored numerous churches including the historic First Baptist Church in Dallas. For 25 years, he served as President/CEO of GuideStone Financial Resources, the world’s largest Christian-screened mutual fund serving 250,000 church workers and Christian university personnel with assets exceeding $22 billion. 

Dr. Hawkins is the author of more than 50 books, including the best-selling Code Series of devotionals published by HarperCollins/Thomas Nelson with sales of more than three million copies. The proceeds and royalties from the series benefit Mission:Dignity, a ministry of Guidestone started under Hawkins’s tenure, which financially assists more than 2,800 retired ministers and their widows. In addition, he currently serves as Chancellor of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Visit OSHawkins.com to learn more.