The 2026 Leadership Conference will be held December 7-8 at the Sonesta Nashville Airport. Dr. Chuck Lawless will be the keynote speaker. Dr. Lawless is Dean of Doctoral Studies and Vice-President for Spiritual Formation at Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, NC. He also serves as team leader for Global Theological Education Strategies for the International Mission Board (SBC). Registration and hotel reservations will open September 1. Registration for the conference includes all sessions, conference materials, and four meals.   2025 Conference Recap and Recordings The Neighborhood Church | 2025 Leadership Conference Antioch, TN — Two hundred Free Will Baptist pastors and ministry leaders from 25 states gathered December 8-9, at Sonesta Nashville Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, for the annual Free Will Baptist Leadership Conference. Keynote speaker Dr. Sam Rainer explored the theme, “The Neighborhood Church,” identifying strategies to develop a church that is loved and valued by its community. “Your church is not at its address by accident,” he challenged listeners during his opening session. “If God can save any person, then He can save any church….This should be the heart of our ministry.” The president of Church Answers and the lead pastor at West Bradenton Baptist Church in Bradenton, … Continue reading Leadership Conference