Upcoming Events

2008
Friday - Sunday
October 25-27

Richard Belcher:  While at Wheaton College Richard Belcher started a church in Dekalb, IL where he spent 3 1/2 years pastoring.  He is a retired Professor of Columbia International University. He now travels extensively in ministry.  Dr. Belcher has authored many books designed to help Pastors, Laymen, and College students.  He is perhaps best known for A Journey in Grace.  This is a fictional story of a young pastor, trained to think shallowly about his theology but who is eager to pursue a richer knowledge of God.  

Past Speakers at our Annual Fall Preaching Conference

2007 - Stuart Olyott   Well-known UK and US Lecturer.  Retired Professor of the Evangelical Theological College of Wales and retired Pastor of Belvidere Road Church, Liverpool, England. He also served on the mission field in France. He is author of several books.  Pastor Olyott is an outstanding preacher and well loved by our congregation.  He returns to our pulpit for a third time.

2006 - Gordon Keddie

Pastor Gordon J. Keddie trained at the Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia.  He is a popular conference speaker and has written widely for Evangelical Press including a number of commentaries in the Welwyn Commentary Series and the two volume work on the gospel of John in the EP Study Commentary Series.

2005 - Bob Selph

Bob Selph is the Coordinator for The ASSOCIATION OF REFORMED BAPTIST CHURCHES OF AMERICA (ARBCA).  He serves as the chief administrator of the association as well as liaison to the churches and missionaries.  He travels the world extensively preaching and ministering.  Before taking on his ARBCA responsibilities Bob pastored in Arizona and South Carolina for over 20 years.  Bob has written many articles including work for Banner of Truth.

2004 – Art Azurdia

Dr. Arturo Azurdia III is Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Director of Pastoral Mentoring at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.  His M. Div. was earned from The American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkeley, California, and his D. Min. from Westminster Seminary in Escondido, California.  He was the founding minister of Christ Community Church in Fairfield, California, where he subsequently pastored for 19 years.  Art is the author of Spirit Empowered Preaching and a contributing author in two additional volumes:  The Compromised Church and Reforming Pastoral Ministry.  He is a frequent speaker at various national and international conferences.