2023 MEN’S CONFERENCE
Humility: The Low Road to Glory
The world celebrates charismatic and commanding personalities. We’re told to forcefully demand our own desires and stand firm in our opinions. Yet, when we pursue these demands of self-glorification, we destroy ourselves and our relationships.
But God offers us a better way. Scripture lays out a path of humility that acknowledges our inherent weaknesses and Christ’s overwhelming strength. Join us at FG23 as we learn what it means to walk the low road of humility, and as you do, you’ll discover that it’s the way to glory.
FG23 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
K. Edward Copeland
Copeland is the senior pastor of New Zion Baptist Church in Rockford, Illinois and instructor at the Chicago Course on Preaching through the Charles Simeon Trust. He is the author of Riding in the Second Chariot and co-host with Dave Helm and Jeremy Meeks at the Preachers Talk Podcast through 9Marks.
Elective Break-Out Sessions
Four sessions taught by trusted local pastors and teachers are offered on how humility plays an indispensable role in different aspects of the Christian life.
Humbly Following a Change in Direction
Cameron Woolford, Missionary (Ecuador & Costa Rica)
Humbly Holding Out the Good News
Noel Heikkinen, Pastor and Acts 29 Regional Director (East Lansing, MI)
Humbly Leading Others to Walk with Jesus
Brian Vickers, Professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY)
Humbly Working on a Team
Jim Mong, Church-Planter and Pastor (Ann Arbor, MI)
Join us for the Pre-Conference Workshop!
Come early to learn how to understand the storyline of Scripture by identifying recurring themes and how to use them in studying the Bible.
Unexpected Reversals in the Bible (Identifying & Using Biblical-Theological Themes) By Dr. Brian Vickers, Professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Biblical Theology is key to understanding the storyline of Scripture by identifying recurring themes that find their climax in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Professor Vickers will be teaching on those themes seen as unexpected reversals and how to practically understand how they function in a biblical text you are studying.
FG23 WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR
Brian Vickers
Vickers is a professor of New Testament Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, as well as the assistant editor of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology. He is the author of Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness; Justification by Faith; and Acts in the ESV Exposition Commentary.
Have you secured your spot?
Early Registration Discount ends March 31.
Friday, April 28
Pre-Conference
| 12:00 – 1:00pm | Registration | Bookstore and Prayer Room open |
| 1:00 – 2:15pm | Workshop #1 (Brian Vickers) |
| 2:15 – 2:45pm | Break | Bookstore and Prayer Room open |
| 2:45 – 4:00pm | Workshop #2 (Brian Vickers) |
Main Conference Begins
| 6:15 – 7:00pm | Registration | Bookstore and Prayer Room open |
| 7:00 – 8:20pm | Plenary Session #1 (K. Edward Copeland) |
| 8:20 – 8:30pm | Break | Bookstore and Prayer Room open |
| 8:30 – 9:20pm | Elective Session #1 |
| 9:30 – 10:00pm | Dessert Fellowship | Bookstore and Prayer Room open |
Saturday, April 29
| 7:45 – 8:25am | Continental Breakfast | Bookstore and Prayer Room open |
| 8:30 – 9:20am | Elective Session #2 |
| 9:20 – 9:30am | Break | Bookstore and Prayer Room open |
| 9:30 – 10:45am | Plenary Session #2 (K. Edward Copeland) |
| 10:45 – 11:15am | Break | Bookstore and Prayer Room open |
| 11:15 – 12:05pm | Elective Session #3 |
| 12:05 – 1:00pm | Lunch | Bookstore and Prayer Room open |
| 1:00 – 2:15pm | Plenary Session #3 (K. Edward Copeland) |
| 2:15 – 2:30pm | Break | Bookstore and Prayer Room open |
| 2:30 – 3:15pm | Panel Discussion |
| 3:15 – 3:45pm | Bookstore and Prayer Room open |