Williams-Farmer Preaching Fellowship
For currently active BR-KC Senior pastors
Monday, March 5, 2012
First Baptist Church of Grandview (click for a map to the church)
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Why a Preaching Fellowship?
Because, of all the tasks a modern pastor is called on to do, preaching the Word should be paramount.
As Ian Maclaren wrote, “It lies upon the minister of Christ to care for the souls of his people from house to house; to spare no pains that divine service be beautiful and reverent; to afford to the young every useful means of religious culture; to move his congregation unto such good works as lie to their hand: but it is well for him to remember that the most critical and influential event in the religious week is the sermon.”
Like the Missouri River, Baptist preaching has flooded this land for generations. Is there an acre of ground in Missouri on which some Baptist preacher hasn’t trod? With courageous love, Baptist preachers of the past saturated this territory with God’s gospel of salvation by grace through faith in Christ, His Son. Today, as the Baptist preachers of the Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association, it is our time to continue in the work of preaching God’s holy and redeeming Word.
In the effort to encourage, equip and exhort the pastors of the Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association in the work of preaching, the Equipping Leaders Ministry Team has organized the Williams-Farmer Preaching Fellowship, named for two Missouri Baptist preachers who served the BR-KC area in the early years of the Association.
Format
On Monday, March 5, senior pastors from churches all over the Association will gather at First Baptist Church, Grandview for a day of worship and learning together.
The day will begin at 9 am with prayer and an opening exhortation. Throughout the day we will sing together, pray together and hear from some of the leading voices in the Association and state on sermon preparation and delivery.
Topics will include “Brothers! Preach the Word!”, “From Preparation to Delivery”, “What Do Preachers Do?” and “Brothers! Preach Christ!”
These themes will be interspersed with prayer and hymns, making for a full day of worship and learning together.
Lunch will be included at no charge by the BR-KC Association.
Speakers
Bro. Willie Davis of Sycamore Hills Baptist Church in Independence will start the day wtih “Brothers! Preach the Word!” Bro. Willie holds a M.R.E. degree from Southwestern Seminary and a D.Ed.Min from Midwestern Seminary. He pastored in Boulder, Colorado before coming to Sycamore Hills in 1993. Bro. Willie will challenge you to "dig deep" into the riches of God's Word.
Bro. Ben Awbry, Associate Professor of Preaching at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will present an overview on the practice of preaching from preparation to delivery. Bro. Ben holds an M.Div. degree from Southwestern Seminary and a Th.D. in Preaching from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. His dissertation was on the expository preaching of John MacArthur. He has pastored in California, Oklahoma and Lousiana.
Bro. Robert Hutchinson from Faith Baptist in Harrisonville will answer the question, “What Do Preachers Do?” Bro. Rob surrendered to the call to preach sixteen years ago and has over nine years of pastoral experience. He holds an M.Div. degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a D.Min. in Preaching from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
Bro. Gary Taylor, Evangelism Director for the MBC will close the day with "Brothers! Preach Christ!" Bro. Gary has served Missouri Baptists for over 50 years, both as pastor and Director of Evangelism for the Missouri Baptist Convention. He is a graduate of Midwestern Seminary, and has served as a trustee at Southern Seminary as well as Hannibal-LaGrange University.
Prayers and readings will be led by
- Bro. Stephen Freels of Oakwood B.C.
- Bro. Gary Jones of U Church
- Bro. Steve Eggert of FBC, Grandview
- Bro. Tim Redding of FBC, Peculiar
- Bro. Clarence Newton of Mt. Washington B.C.
- Bro. Jeremy Shuler of Birchwood B.C.
- Bro. Joey Candillo of Bales B.C., and
- Bro. Jeff Paul of Country Meadows B.C.
Worship music led by Bro. David Upchurch of Faith B.C.
A.P. WilliamsA. P. Williams was born in St. Louis County, Mo., March 13, 1813. Williams was a self-made scholar. He was looked upon by those who knew him best as a second Andrew Fuller. As a result of his wonderful knowledge of the Scriptures, his preaching was pre-eminently scriptural. Williams gave his whole time to study, preaching, writing and pastoral duties. There were nearly four thousand conversions and baptisms under his preaching. He was pastor at Lexington, Richmond, St. Joseph, Miami, Bethel, Rehoboth, Good Hope and Glasgow churches. (Ben M. Bogard, Pillars of Orthodoxy or Defenders of Faith) |
Jeremiah FarmerJeremiah Farmer was born March 26, 1810, in Anderson county, Tennessee. In June, 1837, Farmer moved to Cass County, Missouri. Soon after coming to Missouri he commenced preaching as a Baptist minister, and for thirty years supplied four churches, each once per month; the distance between the churches being often thirty to forty miles. The country was new, the congregations poor, and most of the labor was performed without compensation. His labors were blessed and his efforts crowned with eminent success, having baptized about two thousand persons during the lifetime of his ministry. (R.S. Duncan, A History of the Baptists in Missouri) |
Order of Service
Invocation Enliven Us O LORD
Exhortation Brothers! Preach the Word!
Hymn Word of God, Across the Ages
Resp. Reading Scripture
Hymn How Firm a Foundation
Prayer Teach Us O LORD
Equip From Preparation to Delivery
Prayer Bind Us O LORD
Fellowship Meal
Prayer Sanctify Us O LORD
Equip What Do Preachers Do?
Prayer Compel Us O LORD
Hymn Ye Servants of God
Resp. Reading Testimony
Hymn Christ Receiveth Sinful Men
Exhortation Brothers! Preach Christ!
Benediction Deliver Us O LORD