Comeback Churches Conference

with author Dr. Ed Stetzer

(Breaking the Missional Code; Planting Missional Churches; 

Comeback Churches; Compelled by Love)

Pre-registration required Deadline: September 29

To register call 423-929-1196 or email kim@holstonbaptists.org

This conference is being co-sponsored by: the Holston, Holston Valley, Sullivan, and Watauga Baptist Associations,  the Tennessee Baptist Convention, and LifeWay Christian Resources

Bio and Introduction Information

Ed Stetzer has planted churches in New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia and transitioned declining churches in Indiana and Georgia. He has trained pastors and church planters on five continents, holds two masters degrees and two doctorates, and has written dozens of articles and books. Ed served for three years as a seminary professor at the Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky and has taught at fifteen other seminaries.  He is currently the Director of Lifeway Research and Lifeway’s Missiologist in Residence.

He has written the following books:

·        Planting New Churches in a Postmodern Age (2003),

·        Perimeters of Light: Biblical Boundaries for the Emerging Church (w/ Elmer Towns, 2004),

·        Breaking the Missional Code (w/ David Putman, 2006),

·        Planting Missional Churches (2006),

·        Comeback Churches (with Mike Dodson, 2007),

·        11 Innovations in the Local Church (with Elmer Towns and Warren Bird, 2007), and

·        Compelled by Love: The Most Excellent Way to Missional Living (with Philip Nation)

Publicity Quotes

 ”As a successful pastor, church planter, researcher, and advisor to thousands of churches, Ed Stetzer speaks from a wealth of experience with all kinds of churches.“ –Dr. Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life, The Purpose Driven Church

"Dr. Ed Stetzer is one of the most important Christians in the country thinking through the issues that arise when the gospel and a culture intersect." -Mark Driscoll, Pastor of Mars Hill Church

"Nobody gets [missional] better than Ed." -Reggie McNeal, The Present Future

Church Planting (Planting Missional Churches):

"If I could buy only one book on church planting [Ed’s] would be my first choice." -Eddie Gibbs, author of ChurchNext and Emerging Churches

"Ed Stetzer has written the new standard in church planting books." -Steve Sjogren, author of Conspiracy of Kindness

Missional Church (Breaking the Missional Code):

"Books like [Breaking the Missional Code] give me hope for the future church." -Dan Kimball, author of The Emerging Church

"We will recommend that all our church planting and glocal pastors devour Breaking the Missional Code." -Bob Roberts, founder of GloCalNet

Church Revitalization (Comeback Churches):

”First and foremost, it is biblical. Second, it is well researched. And third, it is immensely practical and applicable… [T]his book should be in the hands of hundreds of thousands of pastors, staff, and church leaders. Simply stated, it is just that good.“ -Thom S. Rainer, President and CE, LifeWay Christian Resources

”This is the most helpful, practical book on church revitalization I’ve read this century.“ -Leonard Sweet, Drew Theological School

Missional Living (Compelled by Love):

”Compelled by Love is a much-needed overview for how God’s love compels us to love as He is loving in our world.“ -Henry Blackaby, Experiencing God

”Compelled by Love helps us recover the legitimacy that only love can bring.“ -Alan Hirsch, The Forgotten Ways