Paige Patterson

President
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Paige Patterson

President
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Dr. Paige Patterson is the president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX. With more than 50 years of faithful service and ministry as a pastor, evangelist, professor, college president, seminary president, and denominational leader, Dr. Patterson travels throughout the United States and around the world, preaching in churches and sharing the life-changing message of the Gospel. The focus of Dr. Patterson’s leadership is an intense commitment to evangelism and the task of global missions with a foundation of research and academic preparation.

Dave Earley

Lead Pastor
First Baptist Church, Grove City
GROVE CITY, OHIO

Dave Earley

Lead Pastor
First Baptist Church, Grove City
GROVE CITY, OHIO

Dr. Dave Earley is the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Grove City, OH. He is a world-renown speaker and author. Before his pastorate at First Baptist Church, Dr. Earley planted Grace City Church in Las Vegas, NV. Dr. Earley also served in numerous roles at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, including chairman of the Department of Pastoral Ministries and Church Expansion and director of the Center for Ministry Training. Prior to teaching at Liberty, Dr. Earley was the founding senior pastor of New Life Church in Gahanna-Columbus, OH.

H.B. Charles Jr.

Pastor-Teacher
Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

H.B. Charles Jr.

Pastor-Teacher
Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

H.B. Charles Jr. serves as the pastor-teacher of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL. He served as pastor of Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church for 18 years. Succeeding his father, Pastor Charles began his pastorate at Mount Sinai at the age of 17, a senior in high school. He has a passionate love for God’s Word, the church, and lost people. He regularly speaks at churches, conferences, and conventions across the country. Pastor Charles is the author (or contributing author) of several books, including It Happens After Prayer, On Preaching, Power in the Pulpit, and Nelson’s Annual Preacher’s Sourcebook 2016, among many others.

J.D. Payne

Pastor for Church Multiplication
The Church at Brook Hills
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

J.D. Payne

Pastor for Church Multiplication
The Church at Brook Hills
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

Dr. J.D. Payne is the pastor of Church Multiplication with The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, AL. He has served with the North American Mission Board and as a seminary professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Payne has served as a pastor of five churches in Kentucky and Indiana and has worked with four church planting teams. Over the years, he has also served as a coach and mentor to numerous church planters. Dr. Payne blogs at jdpayne.org and is the author of several books, including Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration, and Mission.

Dhati Lewis

Lead Pastor
Blueprint Church
ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Dhati Lewis

Lead Pastor
Blueprint Church
ATLANTA, GEORGIA

Dhati Lewis is the lead pastor at Blueprint Church in Atlanta, GA and the BLVD Experience Team director with the Send Network Team at the North American Mission Board. He holds a Master of Arts in Cross Cultural Ministries from Dallas Theological Seminary. Pastor Lewis is currently getting his D.Min. at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Great Commission Mobilization with a focus on planting multiethnic churches in an urban context. He has been a part of planting several churches in cities across the country and continues to train scores of leaders to this end.

Bryan Smith

President, SBC of Virginia
Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

Bryan Smith

President, SBC of Virginia
Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA

Dr. Bryan Smith is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Roanoke, VA. He has a passionate desire for others to become uncompromising bondservants for Christ. Dr. Smith has served in pastoral roles in Arkansas and Florida and held state and national leadership roles, including trustee for LifeWay and president of the Pastor’s Conference for the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. Dr. Smith is a graduate of Mobile College (BA), New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min.).