Featured Speakers & Leaders

Paul Baxley

Executive Coordinator
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Decatur, Ga.

Preacher - Thursday Evening Worship
Keynote - CBF Chaplaincy & Pastoral Counseling Dinner

Traci D. Blackmon

CEO & Founder
HopeBuilds, LLC 
St. Louis, Mo. 


Keynote - Dr. Emmanuel McCall Racial Justice Trailblazer Luncheon

Kan'dace Brock

Lead Pastor
The Message Baptist Church
San Antonio, Texas

Facilitator - Mental Health First Aid Training

Ryan Burge

Author, Policital Scientist, Statistician
Graphs About Religion 
Mt. Vernon, Ill.

Keynote - A Leadership Conversation with Ryan Burge

Deborah Garrard

Founder
be(e) well serve well
Atlanta, Ga. 

Leader - You Belong Here: Body & Breath; You Belong Here: Sound & Soul 

Charles Goodman, Jr.

Senior Pastor & Teacher
Tabernacle Baptist Church 
Augusta, Ga. 

Preacher - Late Night Worship 

Melissa Hatfield

Lead Pastor
First Baptist Church
Jefferson City, Mo.

Preacher - Wednesday Morning Worship

Robert P. Jones

Author, President and Founder
Public Religion Research Institute
Washington, D.C. 

Keynote Speaker - CBF Advocacy Breakfast 

Colin Kroll

Young Adults Ministry Manager
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Fuquay-Varina, N.C. 

Facilitator - Mental Health First Aid Training

Paul Raushenbush

President and CEO
Interfaith Alliance 
New York City, N.Y. 

Keynote Speaker - AWAB & BNG Breakfast