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Compelling Preaching Conference
October 28, 2024 @ 9:00 am – October 29, 2024 @ 12:00 pm
Monday Morning, October 28
9:00 AM
Check-in for the Dr. Haywood T. Gray Lecture Series
Check-in for the GBSC Annual Session and Compelling Preaching conference.
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Compelling Preaching Colloquy I
Feeding Souls on the Porch
Dr. Derek S. Hicks, Associate Professor of Religion and Culture
Wake Forest University School of Divinity, Winston Salem, NC
11:00 AM– 11:45 AM
Compelling Preaching Colloquy II
Christine Parton Burkett, Consulting Faculty
Duke Divinity School, Durham, NC
12:00 PM– 12:45 PM
Proclaimers Resource Spotlight
Presenters:
Rev. Dr. Regina A. Graham
Director of Church Engagement, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA
Richard “RichRel” Reliford
Senior Partnerships Manager, World Vision USA, Federal Way, WA
Monday Afternoon, October 28
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Free Time
2:30 PM-3:30PM
Afternoon Plenary
Alzheimer’s Awareness and Resources
Dr. Goldie Smith Byrd, PhD, Director
Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC
Location: Grand Ballroom
3:45 PM-4:45PM
Afternoon Plenary
Healthcare Resources from Blue Cross NC
Reverend Tiffany Bennett-Cornelous, Ph.D., Principal Project/Program Manager in Faith-Based Initiatives
Blue Cross NC, Raleigh, NC
Location: Grand Ballroom
4:45 PM-6:30PM
Dinner On Your Own
Monday Evening, October 28
7:00 PM
Evening Worship
Dr. Jerry M. Carter, Jr., PhD
Senior Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Morristown, NJ
Founder, Jerry M. Carter, Jr. Ministries
9:00 PM
Dr. Haywood T. Gray Preaching Series
This preaching series was introduced in 2018 at the 151st Annual Session by the
late Rev. Dr. Haywood T. Gray, Executive Secretary-Treasurer from 2004 to 2019.
This series will showcase three gifted voices under 40 from our evolving Convention!
Reverend Eric Edwards, MDiv – St. Paul Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
Reverend Tyra Bethea – Elon First Baptist Church, Elon, NC
Reverend Quishun D. Jenkins, MDiv – Baptist Grove Church, Raleigh, NC
Tuesday Morning, October 29
10:00 AM-10:45AM
Morning Plenary – Session One (Please attend one class)
Workshop A – Compelling Preaching to Empower Congregations
Dr. Jerry M. Carter Jr., PhD, Senior Pastor
Calvary Baptist Church, Morristown, NJ
Workshop B – Project 2025 and White Christian Nationalism/Threats to Religious Freedom
Amanda Tyler, JD, Executive Director
Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Washington D.C.
Workshop C – Alzheimer’s Awareness and Resources
Dr. Goldie Smith Byrd, PhD, Director
Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
Workshop D – Practical Financial Resources and Tools for Pastors
Matthew Henley, Founder
Guardian Financial, Charlotte, NC
11:00 AM-11:45AM
Morning Plenary – Session Two (Please attend one class)
Workshop E – Improving Cancer Outcomes in the Black community
Rev. Nicholas M. Irion, M.Ed., M.Div., Principal for Strategic Partnerships
American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA
Workshop F – FaithNet – A Network of Faith Communities Committed to Being Stigma-Free
Holly Doggett, MS, Executive Director
National Alliance on Mental Illness NC (NAMI NC), Raleigh, NC
Workshop G – A Practical Discussion of Key Legal Issues from Churches & Ministers
Jason Cogdill, JD, Legal Resource Partner
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina, Winston Salem, NC
Workshop H – Contemporary Approach to Homiletics
Dr. LaMont J. Johnson, Sr., PhD, DMin, University Chaplain & Assistant Professor of Practical Ministry, Preaching and Worship
Shaw University, Raleigh, NC
12:00 PM- 7:00 PM
Free Time
10:00 AM- 3:00 PM
Sickle Cell Blood Drive with the American Red Cross