Dr. Brad Nix

Director of Music and Worship

Dr. Brad Nix serves as Director of Music and Worship for first Baptist Church- Bastrop, TX. His responsibilities at the church include planning worship, leading worship, and directing several choral and instrumental ensembles. He is also honored to serve as the Music Director for Bastrop’s “A Joyous Christmas,” an annual choral concert featuring a mass choir comprised of ensembles from local churches. In addition to his work in church ministry, he serves as an editor for The Lorenz Corporation, where he works in the sacred choral division. With well over 120 pieces in print, Brad is a widely recognized composer and arranger, and has written for many of the nation’s major publishers. He frequently travels throughout the country as a clinician for reading sessions and conferences. Prior to moving to Bastrop, Brad served for many years as associate Professor of Music and Department Chair at Sterling College, located in Sterling, KS. At Sterling College, he taught music theory composition, orchestration, applied piano, and group piano. Brad is originally from Dallas, GA, and received his DMA degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and his BM and MM degrees from Georgia State University in Atlanta. He and his wife, Pattie, along with their three children, are thrilled to make their home in Bastrop.

Michelle Neal

Children's Ministry Coordinator

Michelle grew-up in a Christian home in Austin, Texas. She became a Christian at the age of 8 and began serving in the children’s ministry in her early teens. She married her husband Edward “Jay” Neal in 1987. They have three wonderful children, Andrew, Austin, Amanda, and a son-in-law, Kenneth. Michelle and Jay have been members of First Baptist Church in Bastrop, Texas since 1996.

Children’s Ministry has been a vital part of Michelle’s adult life. She began in the Children’s Ministry at First Baptist Church of Bastrop in 1997. She has led the Children’s Ministry at First Baptist in the Children’s Ministry since 1999 and has been a member of the staff as the Children’s Ministry Coordinator since 2002. Michelle also directs the Kidz Sunday Sessionz, Kidz Chior, VBS, and Kidz Kamp.  She has a great team serving with her in many areas of the Children’s Ministry.

“It is a blessing and honor to serve the Lord at First Baptist in the Children’s Ministry, and to serve the children, teaching them who Jesus is and guiding them with Bible truth so they, too, till come to know my Savior. Children are so great to work with and they light up when they are being taught the Word of God.”

-Michelle Neal