Featured Speaker: The Rev. Dr. Kevin W. Cosby, Senior Pastor of St. Stephen Church and President of Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Cosby has served as Senior Pastor of St. Stephen Church in Louisville, Kentucky since 1979. During his ministry the church has grown from 500 to approximately 10,000 members, and is recognized by Outreach Magazine as one of the top 100 largest churches in America and Emerge Magazine as one of the six super churches in the south. In 2005, Dr. Cosby was named the 13th President of Simmons Bible College (now Simmons College of Kentucky). Dr. Cosby, a staunch proponent of education, earned a Bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY, a Master of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Cosby is the author of three highly-acclaimed books: Get off Your But!: Messages, Musings & Ministries to Empower the African-American Church; As They Went, and Treasure Worth Seeking and has been the subject of many national articles and documentaries, which consistently list him among the most powerful and influential leaders in the state of Kentucky. Dr. Cosby’s exceptional oratory skills have produced lecturing engagements at universities and institutions around the world including Harvard University.

Location: The Ransdell Chapel