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Guest Lecturers

Dr. Bob Agee

Dr. Agee is frequently called upon to serve as a consultant for educational institutions, churches, other non-profit organizations and businesses in the areas of leadership development, strategic planning and fund raising. He is the author of numerous articles and served as President of Oklahoma Baptist University for 16 years in addition to serving as Special Assistant to the President for Institutional Planning at Union University. Dr. Agee holds his B.A. from Union University, his M.Div and D.Min from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Vanderbilt University.

Dr. Michael Day

Dr. Michael Day serves as Executive Director of the Mid-South Baptist Association of Churches in Memphis, Tennessee, providing administrative leadership to an organization of voluntarily-affiliated Southern Baptist churches in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Illinois committed to ministering to people in the name of Jesus Christ. Dr. Day holds a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Dr. Tom Elliff

Dr. Tom Elliff most recently served as the International Mission Board’s Senior Vice President for Spiritual Nurture and Church Relations. In addition to his work with the IMB, Tom pastored for forty-two years, during which time he served as the president of the SBC Pastors Conference and two terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Tom is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University (BA), Southwestern Seminary (M.Div.), and Southern Seminary (D.Min.).

Dr. Ernest H. Frey

Ernest is senior pastor of the 4,000-member Central Church in Collierville, TN. He attended Wheaton College (1982-1987), Dallas Theological Seminary (1989-1994) and Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. He served in missions on the continent of Africa with Africa Inland Mission from 1995 through 1997.

Dr. Steve Gaines

Dr. Steve Gaines serves as the Senior Pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, TN, where he succeeded Dr. Adrian Rogers in 2005. Dr. Gaines has been a pastor for over 20 years, pastoring churches in Texas, Alabama, and Tennessee. He holds his Master of Divinity and Ph.D. degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and is married to Donna,with whom they have four children.

Dr. Jim Shaddix

Dr. Jim Shaddix is currently Senior Pastor at Riverside Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Shaddix received his undergraduate degree from Jacksonville State University and his M.Div and D.Min from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has taught at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and founded Burning Heart Ministries, a ministry aimed at equipping pastors and students in expository preaching. He has also authored two books on preaching. Dr. Shaddix is married to Debra and has three children.

Dr. Sandy Willson

Dr. Sanders (Sandy) Willson has been the senior minister of Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee since 1995 where Second Church has grown to serve urban Memphis and the world. He serves on the Board of The Gospel Coalition as well as the Board of Reference for Union University and Reformed Theological Seminary. Dr. Willson holds his Master of Divinity from Gordon Conwell and Doctor of Divinity from Crichton College.