Conference: “The Gospel of Genesis” | New Life Fellowship Church | The Larry Laschen Community Center, 294 Evergreen Drive, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 | June 26-28, 2014 | Free Registration Online
New Life Fellowship Church was planted by Louis Love in 1997; it’s located in Vernon Hills, IL. Every year, New Life hosts a conference to study a certain topic from Scripture. This year’s conference focuses on the gospel as found in Genesis — God’s message of salvation from the beginning. See who is speaking below, register, and bring some folks with you! Find more information here.
Conference Speakers:
Tony Carter, who was born and raised in Woodland Park, MI, serves as the Lead Pastor of East Point Church, in East Point, GA. Tony is married to his beloved Adriane Carter, and their marriage has bore the fruit of 5 wonderful children. Tony attended Atlanta Christian College and has received a Masters of Arts in Biblical Studies from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL. Besides his pastoral and preaching responsibilities at East Point Church, he is a frequent conference speaker and guest lecturer.
Tony has written and/or edited several books, including:
- “Blood Work: How the Blood of Christ Accomplishes Our Salvation” (Reformation Trust, 2013).
- “Experiencing the Truth: Bringing the Reformation to the African-American Church” (Crossway, 2008).
- “On Being Black and Reformed: A New Perspective on the African-American Christian Experience” (P&R, 2003).
Thabiti Anyabwile
Thabiti, a native of Lexington, NC, serves as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands), where he has served since 2006. He is the happy husband of Kristie and the adoring father of two daughters and one son. He served previously as an elder/assistant pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC and as an elder at Church on the Rock in Raleigh, NC. Thabiti holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in psychology from North Carolina State University. A former high school basketball coach and bookstore owner, he enjoys preaching, reading, sports, and watching sci-fi films.
Thabiti has written several books, including:
- “What Is a Healthy Church Member?” (Crossway, 2008).
- “The Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African American Pastors” (Crossway, 2007).
- “The Decline of African American Theology: From Biblical Faith to Cultural Captivity” (IVP, 2007).
Ken Jones
- “Experiencing the Truth: Bringing the Reformation to the African-American Church” (Crossway, 2008).
- “Glory Road: The Journeys of Ten African Americans into Reformed Christianity” (Crossway, 2012).
- “I Know a Place” (Crossway, forth-coming).
