PJ Dunn Named Senior Consultant for Church Revitalization

Table for One Ministries • February 23, 2026

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Georgia Baptist Mission Board Names Dr. PJ Dunn Senior Consultant for Church Revitalization

ATLANTA — The Georgia Baptist Mission Board has named Dr. PJ Dunn as Senior Consultant for Church Revitalization, expanding the network of leaders equipped to help churches experience renewal and long-term health across the state.

This appointment reflects both a growing need and a growing opportunity. Churches across Georgia and beyond are facing complex ministry challenges, from shifting attendance patterns to leadership development gaps to discipleship clarity. The Georgia Baptist Mission Board exists to serve churches and advance the gospel, and Dunn’s new role is designed to help congregations take intentional steps toward revitalization.

“Revitalization is not a verdict; it is an invitation,” Dunn often says. “It is an invitation to return to first love, to clarify mission, and to build a culture of disciple making that reaches people where they are.”

A Pastor-First, Church-Focused Approach

Dunn has served with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board since 2020, previously as Church Strengthening Strategist and Discipleship Consultant. In his new role, he will continue equipping pastors and church leaders through the ReFocus revitalization framework, leadership coaching, assessments, and practical ministry tools.

His approach is relational, data informed, and biblically grounded. Churches are guided through a structured pathway that includes Discovery, Convergence, Pyramid, Path, Ladder, and Toolkit implementation phases. The focus is not simply structural change, but cultural transformation rooted in disciple making.

Across Georgia, Dunn has helped churches clarify vision, strengthen leadership pipelines, and develop intentional discipleship strategies that move beyond programs to people. His conviction is simple but powerful: people are the mission field.

A Lifelong Commitment to Single Adults and Disciple Making

While his revitalization role is expanding, Dunn’s passion for single adults remains central to his ministry calling. He founded Table for One Ministries in 2013 with a clear mission: build authentic biblical community for single adults and equip churches to disciple them effectively.

For more than two decades, Dunn has mentored, led, and discipled single adults across the United States. His doctoral research focused specifically on profiling American single adults to help churches create sustainable ministry strategies. That research culminated in his dissertation, Researching and Profiling American Single Adults to Create a Ministry Launch Guide for American Churches, published through New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

His emphasis has always been clear: single adults are not a demographic to be managed but disciples to be developed. Through Table for One Ministries, Dunn has provided churches with practical tools such as:

Single Focused Sunday
Embrace the Table – 6 Week Study for Singles
Embrace the Table – 1 Day Study for Singles
Disciple-making Single Adults, Indispensable: Becoming an MVP in Disciplemaking
Giants, Kings, and Psalms (collaborator with Dr. Steve Parr)
Reaching Your Harvest Field: Young Adults (Tennessee Baptist Mission Board)

Several of these works are currently available for purchase, including:

Disciple-making Single Adults, Indispensable — https://amzn.to/48JNq0b
Embrace the Table — https://amzn.to/48xcBVr
Additional ministry resources — https://amzn.to/4kMyc03
Full author page — https://www.amazon.com/stores/Dr.-PJ-Dunn/author/B0CKZBZQXL

These resources continue to equip churches nationally in building disciple making cultures among singles and young adults.

Educational and Ministerial Credentials

Dr. Paul Winston Dunn Jr. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and sensed a call to ministry early in life. He was licensed to preach in 2006 at Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina, and ordained in 2016 at Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas

He holds:

A Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Wright State University
A Master of Arts in Christian Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
A Doctor of Educational Ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Beyond academic preparation, Dunn brings more than 20 years of ministry experience. He has served in local churches in Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas in roles including College and Career Minister, Singles Minister, Connections Pastor, and IT and Serve Minister. He currently serves as:

Senior Consultant for Church Revitalization for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board
CEO and President of Table for One Ministries
Adjunct Professor at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Field and Faculty Mentor for doctoral students
Curriculum Writer for Lifeway Resources
Article Contributor for Lifeway Research

This combination of academic rigor, local church leadership, denominational service, and publishing experience uniquely positions Dunn to serve Georgia churches in this expanded capacity.

Why Church Revitalization Matters Now

Across the Southern Baptist Convention and beyond, churches are facing declining membership trends, generational shifts, and cultural pressures. Yet Dunn believes this is not a season for discouragement but for clarity. “Renewal is not about returning to a decade,” he notes. “It is about returning to obedience.”

The Corpus Vitae revitalization philosophy integrates evangelism, leadership multiplication, and discipleship pathways. Churches are encouraged to evaluate not only attendance metrics but spiritual health indicators such as group engagement, leadership development, community presence, and disciple making effectiveness. His framework emphasizes:

Vision clarity
Leadership alignment
Defined discipleship pathways
Missional engagement
Cultural health over program accumulation

This same heartbeat that has driven his singles ministry work now fuels his revitalization strategy statewide.

A Unified Vision: Discipleship Culture for Every Stage of Life

What ties Dunn’s singles ministry passion and revitalization leadership together is a consistent theme: disciple making culture.

Whether guiding a church through structural renewal or equipping leaders to minister to unmarried adults, Dunn’s focus remains on building authentic biblical community where individuals grow complete in Christ.

Single adults, young professionals, widows, divorced adults, and never married individuals often represent a significant percentage of a church’s community. Dunn has consistently challenged churches to see singles not as a side ministry but as integral to the Great Commission mandate.

In revitalization contexts, that means:

Creating welcoming environments for every life stage
Building leadership pipelines that include singles
Developing intentional relational discipleship structures
Removing unspoken barriers to belonging

“Healthy churches make room at the table,” Dunn says. “They do not segment people out of the mission.”

Looking Ahead

In his expanded role as Senior Consultant for Church Revitalization, Dunn will continue partnering with pastors across Georgia to implement the ReFocus process, coach leaders, and provide strategic assessments. At the same time, he remains deeply engaged in writing, mentoring, teaching, and equipping churches nationwide through Table for One Ministries.

Dr. Dunn resides in Georgia with his wife, Christina, and their daughter, Harper. His ministry is marked by a relational, gospel centered focus that seeks to help people live complete in Christ and connect deeply in biblical community.

Churches or leaders seeking revitalization guidance or discipleship resources may contact the Georgia Baptist Mission Board or explore Dunn’s available books and resources through his Amazon author page

About Dr. PJ Dunn

Dr. PJ Dunn serves as Senior Consultant for Church Revitalization with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. He is founder of Table for One Ministries and an advocate for disciple making among single adults and young adults. He holds a Doctor of Educational Ministry degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and serves as an adjunct professor and curriculum writer for Lifeway.