Mainland Advisory Council

Craig Webb has served as Executive Director-Treasurer of the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention since August 2023, after joining the staff team in 2018.

Born on Oʻahu, Craig spent his earliest years in Mānoa, where his father directed the Baptist Student Union at the University of Hawaiʻi. His elementary years were in Kalihi, where his dad pastored Kalihi Baptist Church and where Craig attended Fern Elementary School. He remembers asking his parents why he couldn’t attend Hawaiʻi Baptist Academy and learning it simply wasn’t possible on a small-church pastor’s salary. That early experience has given Craig a deep gratitude for the work of the Mainland Advisory Committee and a strong commitment to scholarships for pastors’ children.

After his family moved to Tennessee when he was eleven, Craig went on to graduate from Samford University (B.A.), Southern Seminary (M.Div.). He later earned a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served in pastoral leadership in both Tennessee and Hawaiʻi — including nine years as pastor of Lahaina Baptist Church on Maui. He also worked at Lifeway Christian Resources and continues to do so today as a content editor for Deacon Magazine on a contract basis.

In his role as Executive Director of HPBC, Craig serves as an ex officio member of the HBA Executive Board. He enjoys working side by side with President Ron Shiira and HBA’s outstanding staff and faculty. He counts it a joy to see the impact of HBA’s ministry in the lives of students and families.

Craig and his wife, Barbara — his high school sweetheart — were married in 1986. They have been blessed with three grown children and six grandchildren.