Speakers -
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Wednesday Night Worship Service, February 28 |
Dr. Ergun Caner |
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Ergun Caner is the President of Liberty Theological Seminary at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. When Caner was named to the position in 2005, he became the first former Muslim to become the leader of an evangelical seminary. Along with his brother Emir, Caner has become a leading voice for evangelicalism on the national stage. He has been a guest on such networks as FOX News, MSNBC, CNBC, the BBC, and TBN. |
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Sunday Morning Worship Service, March 2 |
Dr. Doug Sager |
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The staff and congregation at First Baptist Concord is led by Dr. Doug Sager. Dr. Sager accepted Christ at the age of 8 years old and had his first pastorate at age 20 in Birmingham, AL. He is married to Faye, and they have 3 children and five grandchildren. Dr. Doug Sager graduated from Howard College (now Samford University) in 1961 with a B.A. and later attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 1965, earning a Masters in Theology. He received his Doctorate in 1975 from Luther Rice Seminary. He has been the Senior Pastor at FBC since January 1993. While at FBC, average Sunday School attendance has grown from 816 to over 2300. He has served on multiple committees and boards within the Southern Baptist Convention and other ministries in addition to being a trustee for a hospital and a university. He has also written several books. |
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Sunday Evening Worship Service, March 2 |
Mr. Al Gilbert |
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Al Gilbert is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a church that averages 4,000 in worship attendance. A graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological seminary, Al has served as Special Assistant to the President of the International Mission Board. Al and his wife Karen were married in 1973 and they have four children including a missionary and a church planter. |
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