Pastors of leading Southern Baptist churches will fill key speaking roles at the 21st annual National Conference on Preaching, May 14-16 at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga. The conference is sponsored by Preaching magazine and Anderson University’s College of Christian Studies. The conference theme is “Preaching on Mission.”
“We are so excited to have Southern Baptist leaders share their gifts at this year’s National Conference on Preaching,” said Michael Duduit, dean of the College of Christian Studies and founder and executive editor of Preaching magazine. “This is the first time the National Conference on Preaching has been held in Atlanta in more than a decade, and we look forward to this year’s emphasis on how preaching can help a church mobilize to carry out its kingdom mission.”
Among the speakers at NCP 2012 will be Bryant Wright, pastor of the host church and president of the Southern Baptist Convention; James Merritt, Cross Pointe Church in Duluth and former SBC president; Ed Stetzer, vice president of research and development of LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville, Tenn.; Ralph Douglas West, The Church Without Walls in Houston, Texas; and Mike Glenn, Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood, Tenn.
Additional speakers on the program include Andy Stanley, senior pastor of North Point Community Church; Maurice Watson, pastor of Beulahland Bible Church in Macon, Ga.; R. Leslie Holmes, visiting professor of practical theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta; Robert Smith, Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Ala.; Mike Milton, Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte; and Timothy Warren, Dallas Theological Seminary.
Several Anderson University faculty members will also be speaking or leading workshops, including Duduit, Kristopher Barnett, and Charles Fuller.
In addition to theme-related talks and sermons, more than a dozen workshops will be offered on a variety of preaching-related topics. A simultaneous series of workshops for ministry wives will be available.
Registration is $195 for pastors and leaders from South Carolina Baptist churches, and $100 for spouses and additional participants from the same church. Full-time seminary and college students may register for $75. There are also special discounts for church planters.
To register or for more information, visit www.ncp2012.com, or contact Anderson University’s College of Christian Studies at 864-328-1809.