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Mid-America Conference on Preaching:
October 20-21, 2011
Theme: “Church Planting & Renewal”
Speakers: David Doran, DBTS alumni church planters, the DBTS Faculty, and ICBC Pastoral Staff
Summary: America is definitely not an unreached mission field, but there is still much Gospel work that needs to be done. Population growth and shifts make it critical to plant churches in new areas, but also in areas that have been abandoned. We shouldn’t waste time debating whether we should plant churches in the suburbs or in the city—we should do both. We need more healthy churches, whether those are newly planted or dying congregations that have been infused with new leadership and life. God has graciously used a number of DBTS graduates to plant new churches and rebuild dying churches. We’ve asked a number of them to come and share what God has done and what they think would be helpful for us all to consider as we pray and work for more healthy churches in our own country.
DBTS alumni church planters from around the country will be joining the seminary faculty to address this important theme.
- Bryan Brock Life Point Baptist Church—Apple Valley, CA
- Mark Brock Crossway Baptist Church—Bakersfield, CA
- Ken Brown Community Baptist Church—Brownstown, MI
- Andrew Haney Keystone Bible Church—Odessa, FL
- Sam Hendrickson Westside Baptist Church—Jenison, MI
- Matt Ortega Lighthouse Baptist Church—Orem, UT
- Jason Parker High Country Baptist Church—Colorado Springs, CO
- Dave Saxton Falls Berean Bible Church—Cuyahoga Falls, OH
- Jay Searcy Grace Baptist Church—Hamtramck, MI
Workshop topics being presented are shown below.
Church Planting & Ecclesiastical Issues
- Vital Signs of a Healthy Church Plant
- Transforming a Crowd into a Congregation
- Connecting People to Ministry
- Winning People to a Biblical Worldview
- Partnering Together with a Church Planting Helper
- Rebuilding a Dying Church
- Urban Church Planting in an African-American Context
- Church Planting in Mormon Country
- Church Planting When There are Many Steeples
- Detroit: The Opportunity Place (for Church Planters): Considerations in Ethnic Church Planting
- D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones: Trusting the Word and the Gospel in Difficult Places
- Making the Church the Spiritual Home of the Family
- Developing the Spiritual Life of the Church Planter
- The Importance of the Baptist Ordinances in Church Life
Theological & Homiletical Issues
- The NIV Translation Controversy
- Tell a Story, Solve a Mystery, Cast a Vision, or Argue a Case: An Overview of Expository Preaching Structures
- Orphan Care, Adoption, and the Church: Historical Reflections and Contemporary Challenges
- The Quest for the Historical Jesus: What is It and Why should I care?
- Defending the Pre-Tribulational Rapture Position
- The Continuation of New Testament Prophecy and a Closed Canon: A Critique of Wayne Grudem’s Two Levels of New Testament Prophecy
Conference Schedule:
Thursday
| 8:00-9:00 a.m. |
Registration |
| 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | General Sessions and Workshops |
| 1:00-4:30 p.m. | General Sessions and Workshops |
| 7:00-8:30 p.m. | General Session |
Friday
| 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. |
General Sessions and Workshops |
| 1:00-3:30 p.m. | General Sessions and Workshops |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Conference Dismissal |
Registration: The advance registration rate is only $50 for preachers, $10 for ladies, and free to qualifying college or seminary students. Special ladies-only workshop sessions will be scheduled each morning. Ladies are also welcome to attend any of the other general sessions or workshops throughout the day. To receive the discount rate your registration must be completed online, or otherwise returned to DBTS, on or before Wednesday, October 12th. Registrations received after that date will be at the rate of $60 for preachers and $15 for ladies. We strongly encourage attendees to use online registration. However, a registration form may be printed out, then returned in person, or by mail, fax or email. Please note that registration forms returned without payment will not be considered complete and will be subject to the rate in effect at the time payment is actually received.
Conference Dress: Business casual is the recommended dress for MACP. No coats and ties are needed.
Lodging: Accommodations are available at the conference hotel or in the homes of church members. The church subsidizes the rate charged at the hotel for up to two nights to make it more affordable for conference attendees. That rate is $60 per room per night, based on double occupancy. The rate for additional nights will be charged at the group discount price of approximately $90 per room, based on double occupancy.
Resource material from MACP 2011, including all general sessions and workshops, is available for free download at http://www.dbts.edu/5-1/5-12.asp. Printed notes are in PDF format and sound recordings are in MP3 format. Questions should be directed to macp@dbts.edu.
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