“Preaching the Power of the Cross” will be the theme of the 20th annual National Conference on Preaching May 9-11 at First Baptist Church in Spartanburg.
The event is sponsored by Anderson University’s College of Christian Studies and by Preaching magazine.
The conference annually gathers hundreds of pastors from across the nation to “focus on the preaching of God’s Word,” said Michael Duduit, dean of the College of Christian Studies and founder and executive editor of Preaching magazine. He has directed the conference since its inception in 1989.
Speakers will include Don Wilton, Spartanburg First Baptist; Mike Hamlet, North Spartanburg First Baptist; R. Leslie Holmes, Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church in Augusta, Ga.; James Emery White, Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte; Ralph Douglas West, The Church Without Walls in Houston, Texas; Tullian Tchividjian, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Rob Wilton, Vintage Church in New Orleans; Will Graham, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association; Timothy Warren, Dallas Theological Seminary; Mike Milton, Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte; Robert Smith, Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Ala.; and Bryan Carter, Concord Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas.
Workshops will also be offered, including an optional pre-conference seminar, “Building a Biblical Sermon,” taught by Dallas Seminary professor Timothy Warren.
A simultaneous conference for pastors’ wives will be led by author and speaker Jill Briscoe, who also serves as executive editor of Just Between Us, a magazine for ministry wives and women in leadership.
Registration is $195 through April 4, $100 for spouses and additional participants from the same church. The cost rises to $250 for those who register after April 4 ($150 for spouses). Full time seminary and college students may register for $75.
For information: www.ncp2011.com or 864-328-1809.