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2008 Center for Baptist Studies Conferences
Mercer Preaching
Consultation 2008
St.
Simons Island, Georgia
September 28-30, 2008
Featured Speakers: Greg Boyd, Joel Gregory and more
Cost: $100 per person (not including lodging)
Click Here for Program
Information and Reservations
Baptist History and Heritage Society Annual
Meeting
May 22-24, 2008 /
Atlanta, Georgia
"Baptists and First
Amendment Issues"
Hosted by The Center for Baptist Studies of Mercer University and
Cosponsored by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Georgia
For more information, click here
Previous 2006 and 2007 Major Conferences
The
University Campus - Atlanta (Decatur), Georgia, May 4-5, 2006
Mercer
Preaching Consultation 2006 - St. Simons Island, Georgia, September
24-26, 2006
Negotiating Conflict in the Congregation - Mercer University, Macon, Georgia,
October 26, 2006
Growing Generous
Churches, Growing Generous Christians - Mercer University, Macon,
April 16, 2007
Mercer Preaching Consultation 2007 - St. Simons Island, Georgia,
September 24-26, 2007
Special Resources: Speeches from
the Mercer Baptist Summit, January 2006
The following documents are in Word format, and may
be downloaded. The documents
are the speeches as delivered.
The Future of Baptist Higher Education at Mercer University (Bill
Underwood)
The Mercer Experience: The Convergence of the Mercer Idea and the Baptist
Idea (R. Kirby Godsey)
Root and Wings: The Mercer Baptist Tradition (Walter B. Shurden)
"Sex, Lies and Church-State Separation"
Or Why Your Church Can Discriminate
on the Basis of Gender in Hiring
McAfee School of Theology, Atlanta
Date: 6 September 2006
Leader: Dr. Brent Walker
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8:45-9:00 Coffee and fellowship
9:00-9:15 Welcome and announcements
9:15-9:45 "Church State Separation is Good
for
your Country and your Religion:
But the 'Wall' is not the only Metaphor."
9:45-10:15 Q and A
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:00 "Religion in American Life:
The Public Square is not Naked"
11:00-11:15 Q and A
Adjourn
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