Rev. James B. Logan

Reverend James B. Logan serves as the Executive Minister of the Convent Avenue Baptist Church in New York City. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and personal Savior in 1980 and received the call to preach the gospel in December of 1985.

Reverend Logan grew up in Convent and began developing leadership skills from a young age while initially holding office as President of the children’s usher board. Under the direction of Convent’s former Pastor, the late Reverend Dr. Clarence P. Grant, Reverend Logan pursued and obtained his Master of Divinity degree from New York Theological Seminary.

While Reverend Logan pursued the call of God on his life, he was bi-vocational and worked in the public and private sectors. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from York College of the City University of New York in 1985. His ministerial experience at Convent includes but is not limited to 13 years of pastoral care leadership at a community Nursing Home and 13 years as the Minister of Children and Youth Worship Services where he taught and preached nearly every Sunday.

In 2008, Reverend Dr. Jesse T. Williams, Jr., the new Senior Pastor at Convent invited Reverend Logan to join him on the Senior Staff as the first Executive Minister in the history of the church. After a season of prayer and reflection, Reverend Logan humbly and joyfully transitioned from Corporate America into full time ministry at Convent.

As the Executive Minister, there is a blending of Reverend Logan’s ministerial and professional work-life. His managerial experience covered industries such as Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Outplacement Services and Sports Management (The Office of the Commissioner, Major League Baseball).

Reverend Logan’s role as the Executive Minister is a tailor-made position that utilizes his knowledge and gift-mix to assist the Senior Pastor in establishing and implementing guidelines for ministry leaders, playing a key role in strategic planning, while giving day to day office leadership support in the administration of the church. In addition to partnering with Dr. Williams’ strive for excellence in church operations, he teaches, preaches and fulfills other ministerial responsibilities.

Reverend Logan is happily married to Virginia Caroline who continues to serve faithfully with him in ministry. They have provided oversight of the Marriage Ministry at Convent for nearly seven years. Reverend and Mrs. Logan are the proud parents of two beautiful daughters, Olivia Savannah and Sydney Alexandria.