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Fifth Annual Pastors' Conference at Campbellsville University

Dr. Kevin Cosby, St. Stephens Baptist Church, will be featured preacher

By Anne K. Galito, assistant director of university communications
Campbellsville, KY - Dr. Kevin W. Cosby, senior pastor of St. Stephens Baptist Church and president of Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville, will be the featured preacher at the Fifth Annual Pastors and Church Leaders Conference Thursday, September 28, 2006, to Friday, September 29, 2006



The theme of the conference will be "Transforming a New Generation - A Journey of Faith."

During his tenure at St. Stephens, the church has grown from the "little church on the corner" to a multi-faceted institution that includes a 1,700-seat worship center, a cutting-edge $4 million inner-city family life center, and a recently built 1,000-seat satellite church in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

In 1998, Cosby encouraged the church to purchase and convert the original 4-acre campus of Simmons University, once home to the oldest African-American educational institution in the state of Kentucky, to be used as a lifestyle enrichment campus.

Dr. Cosby is the author of three books: Get off Your But! Messages, Musings & Ministries to Empower the African-American Church, As They Went, and Who's Your Daddy: Life Lessons from the Prodigal Son.He 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.

Cosby received his bachelor of arts degree from Eastern Kentucky University, his master of divinity degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and his doctorate from the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.

He has had administrative and teaching assignments at Kentucky State University, the University of Louisville, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and United Theological Seminary.

Cosby is married to Barnetta Turner Cosby. They have two children and reside in Louisville.

Other featured participants of the conference will be Dr. Joseph Owens, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Lexington, Ky., Dr. Paul Chitwood, president of the Kentucky Baptist Convention and pastor of First Baptist Church in Mt. Washington, Ky.; Dr. Frieda Gebert, associate dean and associate professor of the Campbellsville University School of Music; and Dr. John Hurtgen, dean of the CU School of Theology.

The schedule for the conference will be as follows:
First Session "Transforming a New Generation Around the World
Thursday, 3 pm ET
Second Session "Being Transformed by a New Generation From Around the World"
Thursday, 8pm ET
Third Session "Transforming a New Generation Here at home Through Your Ministry"
Friday, 10an ET
Breakout Sessions
Thursday, 5pm ET
Friday, 8am ET
One and one-half continuing education credit hours can be given for the conference.
To register for the conference, contact the Office of Church and External Relations at (270) 789-5520 or sddouglas@campbellsville.edu. Early bird registration is $30 for ministers and church leaders and $20 for spouses if registered before Sept. 1. After Sept. 1 the cost is $35 for ministers and church leaders and $25 for spouses. Hotel referrals are available.
Campbellsville University, founded in 1906, is a private, comprehensive institution located in South Central Kentucky. Affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention, Campbellsville has an enrollment of 2,197 students who represent 100 Kentucky counties, 32 states and 28 foreign nations. Listed in U.S. News & World Report#s #America#s Best Colleges# 13 consecutive years as one of the leading Southern master#s colleges and universities, Campbellsville University is located 82 miles southwest of Lexington, Ky., and 80 miles southeast of Louisville, Ky. Dr. Michael V. Carter is in his seventh year as president.


This story was posted on 2006-07-23 05:19:12
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