Dr. Nettles To Speak At Reformation Weekend Conference

I just received an email announcing the annual Reformation Weekend at First Baptist Church in St. Francis, KS. Here is a portion of that email.

On behalf of First Baptist Church, I want to personally invite you to meet with us for Reformation Weekend October 26-28, 2007. This year’s conference theme is The Glory of God in the Face of Christ. Dr. Tom Nettles, Professor of Historical Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky will be with us to preach from God’s Word. More information regarding the conference, lodging and Dr. Nettles can be found in the enclosed flyer.

When I read the name of the guest speaker, I just have to ask how Pastor Glidewell does it. I truly think he has a way of pinching someone while asking them to willingly come and speak at his church. Keep in mind St. Francis is no big city. For Dr. Tom Nettle to come to North Western KS and preach a series of sermons for the conference is simply to good to be true.

Southern Baptist Seminary gives a brief bio:

Dr. Tom Nettles is widely regarded as one of the foremost Baptist historians in America. He came to Southern Seminary from the faculty of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where he was Professor of Church History and Chair of the Department of Church History. He previously taught at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. Along with numerous journal articles and scholarly papers, Dr. Nettles is the author or editor of nine books. Among his books are By His Grace and For His Glory; Baptists and the Bible, the highly influential volume which he co-authored with L. Russ Bush; and Why I am a Baptist, co-edited with Russell D. Moore.

An excellent DVD lecture given by Dr. Tom Nettles explains the basics of Calvinism within Southern Baptist History. The DVD set is Amazing Grace: The History and Theology of Calvinism, which is available at Monergismbooks.com. I have also read several articles by Dr. Nettles in the Founders Journal.

After viewing this DVD set, I am convinced that even though I have never met Dr. Nettles, he seems to be a man of great godly character. I look forward to attending this Conference and hope to see many of you there as well.

For more information click here.