Under the banner of “Greater Things,” the 2010 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors Conference will explore the prospect of a bright future for Southern Baptist pastors, their churches and the denomination, conference President Kevin Ezell said. The program also will feature the launch of a national campaign to help pastors adopt children.
“This is a critical time in the life of our convention,” said Ezell, president of the Pastors Conference and senior pastor of Highview Baptist Church, Louisville, Ky. “We’re thankful for the past, but we really do believe the best is yet to come and God has greater things for us as a convention and, hopefully, for ministers — in their personal lives, in their ministries and in our mission as a whole. That’s what each of the sessions will be about.”
The program — which opens at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 13, with a concert by popular Christian musician Travis Cottrell — features a wide range of speakers from diverse backgrounds, Ezell said.
The diversity is reflected in a lineup that ranges from Tony Evans, senior pastor at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, Dallas and president of The Urban Alternative, to C.J. Mahaney, longtime pastor of Covenant Life Church, Gaithersburg, Md., and president of Sovereign Grace Ministries.
Other speakers include:
• Noted apologetics speaker and author Ravi Zacharias.
• Francis Chan, teaching pastor of Cornerstone Church, Simi, Calif.
• Daniel Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
• Matt Chandler, lead pastor of The Village Church, Flower Mound, Texas.
• Steve Gaines, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tenn.
• David Landrith, senior pastor of Long Hollow Baptist Church, Hendersonville, Tenn.
• R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
• Russell D. Moore, dean of Southern Seminary’s school of theology and senior vice president for academic administration.
• David Platt, pastor of The Church at Brook Hills, Birmingham.
• Andy Stanley, pastor of North Point Community Church, Alpharetta, Ga.
• David Uth, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Orlando, Fla.
• Ken Whitten, pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church, Tampa, Fla.
A unique aspect of this year’s conference will be the launch of a national campaign to help pastors adopt children, Ezell said.
Pastors Conference attendees will take up an offering to help pastors who want to adopt, Ezell added.
“I think there’s a lot of pastors out there who want to adopt but their biggest hurdle is that they are financially limited,” Ezell said. “I feel like if we can impact the lives of pastors in adoption, then pastors in turn will impact churches, and churches in turn will impact communities and so on. I just believe it will open up an incredible resource that will bless churches all over the country.”
The June 13–14 Pastors Conference will be held in Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center. More information is available at www.sbcpc.net. (BP)
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