{"id":225,"date":"2021-11-15T15:28:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T15:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highstreet.press\/?page_id=225"},"modified":"2021-12-09T20:48:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T20:48:12","slug":"senior-editor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/highstreet.press\/senior-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"225\" class=\"elementor elementor-225\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc3df56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc3df56\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4b072d\" data-id=\"f4b072d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a41919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a41919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c354aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c354aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4da6d6\" data-id=\"d4da6d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f7db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16f7db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Our Senior Editor<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b1c7b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b1c7b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec1b738\" data-id=\"ec1b738\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e86cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43e86cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/highstreet.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gary-Ledbetter_2019-low-rez-mug.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-233\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highstreet.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gary-Ledbetter_2019-low-rez-mug.jpg 714w, https:\/\/highstreet.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gary-Ledbetter_2019-low-rez-mug-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d71b87\" data-id=\"1d71b87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76da6e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76da6e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gary Ledbetter serves as project manager and senior editor for High Street Press. Gary is a seasoned Southern Baptist journalist and denominational leader with extensive writing and editing experience.<\/p>\n<p>He served from 2001-2021 as editor of the Southern Baptist TEXAN, the official publication of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. During that time, Gary took &nbsp;the publication from a magazine to a tabloid format. Circulation grew from 12,000 to 46,000. In addition, he launched a news website, texanonline.net, which the TEXAN uses for breaking news as well as distribution of stories produced for the print edition.<\/p>\n<p>In his role with High Street Press, Gary serves as the chief point of contact for authors submitting manuscripts through the High Street Press web portal, highstreet.press. Working with authors and MBC Executive Director John Yeats, Gary then shepherds selected book manuscripts through the entire editing and production process.<\/p>\n<p>Gary holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Criswell College, a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. From 1995-2000, Gary served as vice president for student development at Midwestern Seminary.<\/p>\n<p>He and his wife, Tammi, have three grown children and six grandchildren. He and Tammi reside in Northwest Arkansas.<br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f3ad4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f3ad4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee1cde8\" data-id=\"ee1cde8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f7f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"04f7f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Our Senior Editor Gary Ledbetter serves as project manager and senior editor for High Street Press. Gary is a seasoned Southern Baptist journalist and denominational leader with extensive writing and editing experience. He served from 2001-2021 as editor of the Southern Baptist TEXAN, the official publication of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. 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