With the text of Phil. 3:14 in mind pastors gathered Nov. 8-9 at Lawndale Baptist Church to learn more about how to move onward, or to “Surge” (the conference theme), in their efforts to continue becoming more like Christ and reaching more people with the gospel.
Pastors from across the country responded to the theme verse, “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
BR photo by Norman Jameson
Micheal Pardue, left, pastor of High Shoal Baptist Church in Mooresboro, vice president; Bobby Blanton, pastor of Lake Norman Baptist Church in Huntersville, president; and Dale Robertson, pastor of North Main Baptist Church in Salisbury, treasurer.
Participants elected offices for 2011.
They are Bobby Blanton, pastor of Lake Norman Baptist Church in Huntersville, president; Micheal Pardue, pastor of High Shoal Baptist Church in Mooresboro, vice president; and Dale Robertson, pastor of North Main Baptist Church in Salisbury, treasurer.
Phil Ortego, pastor of Scotts Hill Baptist Church in Wilmington, said four things prevent the church from surging forward: indifference to the lost; ignorance of the gospel and basic biblical knowledge; insensitivity to the needs of the world; and intimidation to stand toe-to-toe with intellectuals.
Bryan Loritts, lead pastor of Fellowship Church in Memphis, Tenn., said he chose to plant a church in Memphis after reading census data which suggested that the city was the most racially divided in America.
Fellowship Church is now about 60 percent white and 40 percent black — their unity a witness to the power of the gospel in a segregated city.
Loritts pleaded with pastors from 2 Tim. 4:1-5 to “man up” and “preach the Word” because being a pastor is not a popularity contest — the call is to proclaim the gospel whether people like it or not.
Alistair Begg, pastor of Parkside Church in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, encouraged pastors to endure the hardship that inevitably comes. “The gospel is not the ABC of the Christian life that gets me started. The gospel is the A-Z that gets me through the entirety of life,” he said.
Other speakers included Jonathan Falwell, pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va.; Ed Litton, pastor of First Baptist North Mobile, Saraland, Ala.; and Alex McFarland, president of Southern Evangelical Seminary.
Pastors’ Conference President Craig Hamlin “did an excellent job lining up speakers for this year’s pastors’ conference,” said Carl Poole, pastor of Essentials Church. “I especially liked the theme ‘Surge’ which inspired me as a new church planter to go back to my church and keep up the good fight.”
Pastors from across the country responded to the theme verse, “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
BR photo by Norman Jameson
Micheal Pardue, left, pastor of High Shoal Baptist Church in Mooresboro, vice president; Bobby Blanton, pastor of Lake Norman Baptist Church in Huntersville, president; and Dale Robertson, pastor of North Main Baptist Church in Salisbury, treasurer.
Participants elected offices for 2011.
They are Bobby Blanton, pastor of Lake Norman Baptist Church in Huntersville, president; Micheal Pardue, pastor of High Shoal Baptist Church in Mooresboro, vice president; and Dale Robertson, pastor of North Main Baptist Church in Salisbury, treasurer.
Phil Ortego, pastor of Scotts Hill Baptist Church in Wilmington, said four things prevent the church from surging forward: indifference to the lost; ignorance of the gospel and basic biblical knowledge; insensitivity to the needs of the world; and intimidation to stand toe-to-toe with intellectuals.
Bryan Loritts, lead pastor of Fellowship Church in Memphis, Tenn., said he chose to plant a church in Memphis after reading census data which suggested that the city was the most racially divided in America.
Fellowship Church is now about 60 percent white and 40 percent black — their unity a witness to the power of the gospel in a segregated city.
Loritts pleaded with pastors from 2 Tim. 4:1-5 to “man up” and “preach the Word” because being a pastor is not a popularity contest — the call is to proclaim the gospel whether people like it or not.
Alistair Begg, pastor of Parkside Church in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, encouraged pastors to endure the hardship that inevitably comes. “The gospel is not the ABC of the Christian life that gets me started. The gospel is the A-Z that gets me through the entirety of life,” he said.
Other speakers included Jonathan Falwell, pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va.; Ed Litton, pastor of First Baptist North Mobile, Saraland, Ala.; and Alex McFarland, president of Southern Evangelical Seminary.
Pastors’ Conference President Craig Hamlin “did an excellent job lining up speakers for this year’s pastors’ conference,” said Carl Poole, pastor of Essentials Church. “I especially liked the theme ‘Surge’ which inspired me as a new church planter to go back to my church and keep up the good fight.”
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