CONFERENCE PERSONALITIES JIM PUTMAN is Senior Pastor of Cross Church, Northwest , is founder and Senior Pastor of Real Life Ministries in and is serving his second term as President of the Post Falls, Idaho. Real Life Ministries began as a small Southern Baptist Convention. During Dr. Floyd’s group in 1998 and through relational discipleship has tenure as pastor, Cross Church has become a grown to a membership of more than eight thousand. multi-campus ministry and has baptized over 17,000 As a former All-American wrestler and wrestling coach, people. As President of the SBC, Dr. Floyd has led an Jim believes in the value of strong coaching as a impassioned call for Southern Baptists to pray means to disciple others. Jim is the author of three fervently for revival and spiritual awakening. books: Church is a Team Sport, Real Life Discipleship, and Discipleshift.

FRED LUTER ROBERT SMITH, JR. is Senior Pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in serves as Charles T. Carter Baptist Chair of Divinity at . Under his leadership, Franklin Avenue Beeson Divinity School where he teaches Christian grew from 65 members in 1986 to be the largest Preaching. Previously, he served as the Carl E. Bates Southern Baptist Church in . Dr. Luter was Associate Professor of Christian Preaching at Southern elected the Southern Baptist Convention’s rst African Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. American President in 2012. Dr. Luter is the NAMB A popular teacher and preacher, Dr. Smith’s book, National African American Ambassador. Doctrine That Dances, was named by Preaching magazine as one of the top 25 most inuential books on preaching in the last 25 years.

KEVIN HAMM JULIO ARRIOLA has been Senior Pastor of Gardendale First Baptist has served as Global Worship Pastor at Cross Church, Church in Gardendale, Alabama, since April 2006. Northwest Arkansas, since 2011. He gives direction to Under Dr. Hamm’s leadership, Gardendale is consis- the music and arts ministry at the Cross Church tently among the state leaders in baptisms. Dr. Hamm campuses. Julio led worship at the 2015 Southern has the ability to hold an audience’s attention by Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio. communicating God’s Word with tremendous clarity and enthusiastic passion.

VANCE PITMAN THE SKIT GUYS is the founder and Senior Pastor of Hope Church, Tommy Woodard and Eddie James are The Las Vegas, Nevada. Hope Church was planted in 2001 Skit Guys. They have been best friends since with 18 people, and now more than three thousand high school. Think of them as the wise guys are active in small groups. Hope Church has planted in class who had everyone laughing and 21 churches in the western . Vance is managed to make a career out of it. They also a NAMB National Mobilizer for church planting. have been teaching God's Word using comedy and drama for over twenty years. TUESDAY WORKSHOPS WITH LUNCH CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 12:00 to 1:30 pm

MONDAY AFTERNOON • JANUARY 25, 1PM Ronnie Floyd PASTORS’ WORKSHOP Robert Smith Featuring Jim Putman Kevin Hamm MONDAY EVENING• JANUARY 25, 6:30PM CHURCH PLANTING WORKSHOP Featuring Vance Pitman Jim Putman TUESDAY MORNING • JANUARY 26, 8:45AM MINISTERS’ WIVES FELLOWSHIP Vance Pitman Jim Putman Featuring Jeana Floyd Fred Luter MINISTERS’ OF MUSIC WORKSHOP This conference is paid for by your gifts to missions through the Cooperative Program. Featuring Julio Arriola

GREETINGS! STUDENT PASTORS’ WORKSHOP Featuring Ben Trueblood

DEAR FRIENDS, PRESCHOOL & CHILDREN’S MINISTERS’ In the opening minutes of the crowded rst session of last year’s WORKSHOP Evangelism Conference, I was amazed that the presence of God was felt so fully and quickly. For us to come together from all over the state Featuring Ken Hindman and lay aside our own needs, experiences and agendas, time is usually needed to focus and experience the worshipful presence of God. Often, by the second or third speaker we have come together as a PRAYER LEADERS’ WORKSHOP group to feel His presence, but not last year. Last year, God’s presence MONDAY from 9:30-11:30AM was full and immediate. Featuring Robert Smith People came ready—ready to worship, ready to experience the presence of God. I pray that we (Registration begins at 9:00AM) have that same heart at this year’s conference. Make every effort to make this time of worship a priority in your January schedule. Come expecting God to meet you and be encouraged and excited about what God can do through you and your church in 2016. I want to draw special attention to the fact that after enjoying several years at FBC Sherwood, the Please register for the workshops and conference is moving to Geyer Springs First Baptist Church this year. Again this year, the fellowships at absc.org/econference or conference will feature interactive Tuesday workshops with a free box lunch, and will conclude no by calling (800) 838-2272, ext. 5121. later than 1:30 p.m. If you plan to attend a workshop, please register at absc.org/econference or call (800) 838-2272, ext. 5121. I pray that you come to the Evangelism Conference expecting to hear from God, expecting to be encouraged by your fellow ministers, and expecting to meet new friends and renew old friend- ships. I pray that, once again God would make His presence known at the State Conference on Evangelism and Church Health. In Christ, Terry D. Bostick Team Leader, Evangelism and Church Health Team MAP TO GEYER SPRINGS FBC RESTAURANTS

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