South Asian Peoples 2010 Summit

Has the Lord given you a heart and passion for South Asians?

Join us October 3 – 5, 2010, at the Kingston Pike Campus Missions Center – where you can learn how to move forward in your involvement in reaching South Asian Peoples for Christ. If you are just getting your feet wet, our IMB missionaries will be there to help equip you. If you are already partnering with us, we will give you more training and information to help you go the next step. Everyone – pastors, prayer warriors, campus and college ministers, missions pastors, youth ministers, children’s leaders and more- will benefit from this event.

Here are a few things you can expect from the summit:

• How to connect to short-term mission trip opportunities
• How your church can be equipped to strategically reach South Asian peoples around you and around the world
• How to arrange for IMB trainings for your church to learn to reach South Asian peoples
• How to serve overseas through the IMB or in conjunction with the IMB
• How to engage in stateside prayer advocacy and other prayer initiatives for South Asian peoples

Conference schedule

Featured Speakers:

David Platt  Pastor, The Church at Brook Hills

Dr. David Platt has served as pastor of the Church at Brook Hills since 2006, and has traveled extensively to teach the Bible and church leaders throughout the United States and around the world. He has previously served at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary as Dean of Chapel and Assistant Professor of Expository Preaching and Apologetics, and as Staff Evangelist at Edgewater Baptist Church in New Orleans. Platt has earned two undergraduate and three advanced degrees. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Georgia, and a Master of Divinity, Master of Theology and Doctor of Philosophy from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Platt is also the author of Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

Gordon Fort  IMB Vice President Office of Global Strategy

Dr. Gordon Fort has served as Vice President, Office of Global Strategy since July 2009. Previously, he worked in the IMB as an appointed missionary to Botswana where he was a general evangelist, Associate to Area Director for Southern Africa, and Regional Leader for Southern Africa. He resigned from missionary service in 2004 to join IMB home office staff as the Vice President for the Office of Overseas Operations. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University, and Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Location:

First Baptist Concord

Knoxville, TN

www.fbconcord.org/southasia

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A Letter from First Baptist Concord’s Senior Pastor, Doug Sager

Download the Summit Program

From London to India, God is working mightily in the lives of South Asians. Churches are growing, new believers are being discipled, and the Gospel is touching the hearts of people once considered unreached.

While we rejoice in the ways God has moved in the hearts and lives of South Asians, we must acknowledge the heart-wrenching reality that there are more than a billion people still considered lost.

A billion eyes are searching to find truth.

A billion eyes are searching to fill a void deep within the depths of their hearts. Like clockwork, some bow and recite prayers from their sacred book five times a day. Others light candles or incense and lay gifts before idols crafted carefully by man, hoping to receive a blessing in response.

Be a part of the work among South Asians, as we work together to share God’s truth!

Information on special events for:

• Students
• Cross-state BCM Gatherings (Cookville, Clarksville)
• Business professionals
• Medical professionals