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This page is no longer updated. April 13-14, 2009, T. B. Maston Lectures sponsored by Logsdon Seminary in Hardin-Simmons University at 7:00 pm on Monday, April 13, 2008, in Logsdon Chapel and 9:30 am on Tuesday, April 14, 2008, in Behrens Auditorium. Each lecture is free and open to the public. Emmanuel McCall, founding pastor of The Fellowship Group in Atlanta, Georgia, is the guest speaker. April 14-15, 2009, "The Walter B. and Kay W. Shurden Lectures on Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State," Macon, Georgia campus of Mercer University. Professor Randall Balmer, professor of American religious history at Barnard College, Columbia University, will deliver the lectures. May 2-3, 2009, Baptist World Alliance Day. Join the worldwide community of Baptist believers in observance. More information. June 4-6, 2009, Baptist History and Heritage Society Annual Meeting, Huntsville, Alabama. Hosted by First Baptist Church, Huntsville. Theme: Events Shaping Baptist Heritage in America. More information. June 26-28, 2009, American Baptist Churches USA biennial meeting, Pasadena, California. More information. July 2-3, 2009, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly, Houston, Texas. More information. July 15-18, 2009, International Conference on Baptist Studies V, Whitley College (Baptist College of Victoria), Melbourne, Australia. The conference takes Baptists as its subject matter, but participation is not restricted to Baptists, either as speakers or attendees. The theme is "Interfaces--Baptists and Others," which includes relations with other Christians, other faiths, and other movements such as the Enlightenment. It may be explored by means of case studies, some of which may be very specific in time and place while others may cover long periods and more than one country. Offers of papers to last no more than 25 minutes in delivery (although the full text may be longer) are welcome. Please submit the title to the conference coordinator, Professor David W. Bebbington, Department of History, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4TB, Scotland. A volume of conference papers will appear in the Studies in Baptist History and Thought series, published by Paternoster Press. The college will provide participants with full board over the three days of the meeting and all charges will be kept as low as possible. Programs and application forms will be available in a few months. August 6-7, 2009, New Baptist Covenant Midwest Meeting in Norman, Oklahoma. Guest speakers include former U.S. president Jimmy Carter. More information. September 27-29, 2009, Mercer Preaching Consultation, King & Prince Beach & Golf Resort, St. Simons Island, Georgia. Featured speaker: Dr. Walter Brueggemann. To register or for more information, contact Terri Massey by email or phone her at 478.301.2943. October 22-24, 2009, New England Women in Ministry Conference, Massachusetts. Keynote speaker is Rev. Yamina Apolinaris. To register or for more information, contact Rev. Dr. E. Darlene Williams. July 28-August 1, 2010, 20th Baptist World Congress of the Baptist World Alliance, Honolulu, Hawaii. Registration is now open. More information. |
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