Featured Speaker: Dr. Don Mathis, President of the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Dr. Mathis is the first two-time president of the KBC in forty-eight years. From 1985-1986, he was elected President while pastor of Central Baptist Church, Corbin, Ky. At the 2009 Convention meeting, he was elected for the 2009-2010 term as the first Vocational Evangelist ever elected as KBC president. Dr. Mathis has preached in 700+ revival meetings (350+ since entering full-time evangelism nine years ago) and numerous evangelism, leadership, and Bible conferences. Pastor for thirty years of five Kentucky Baptist churches ranging in size from an average Sunday School attendance of 77 to 945 and in worship from 100 to 1100---Crofton, Green River (Cromwell), Southside (Princeton), Central (Corbin), Central (Winchester). The last three, in small towns, experienced 3,200 additions with two tripling in size, and all three reaching the highest attendance in their histories. Six years in denominational ministry: Executive Director/Minister of the West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists and Director of Pastor-Staff Leadership, LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Author of Surviving and Thriving in Today’s Ministry: Prescription for Effective Leadership (original written in 1999, now updated and expanded in 2009, it is for young pastors; used in some college and seminary classes) and Pastor-Staff Search Committee Guide (used by thousands of SBC churches); Contributor to Proclaim, Growing Churches, Church Administration, Minister’s Family, Let’s Worship, and Deacon magazines. Dr. Mathis received his Bachelor of Science, Austin Peay State University; Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Doctor of Divinity, Cumberland College.

Location-The Ransdell Chapel