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“The Prophetic Voice of the Black Preacher”
Monday-Wednesday, February 8-10
Join with your brothers and sisters from across Texas for the 5th annual Black Preaching Conference for impassioned preaching, inspiring music, and invigorating fellowship in beautiful San Antonio.
Conference info:
Program Personalities
Conference Schedule
Cost
Hotel Information
Program Personalities
Dr. Ralph Douglas West
Ralph Douglas West is the Pastor and Founder of Brookhollow Baptist Church, Houston, TX. From its initial membership of 32, Brookhollow Baptist Church has grown into a thriving congregation of over 15,000 families meeting in three locations. Along the way, because of the broad reach of its ministries in the Houston metropolitan area and around the world, Brookhollow Baptist Church affectionately became known as “The Church Without Walls.”
Pastor West holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Samford University’s Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, AL; a Master of Divinity degree with Biblical Languages from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, TX; and a Bachelor’s Degree in Religion and Philosophy from Bishop College, Dallas, TX. Pastor West has also completed advanced studies at Cambridge and Oxford Universities and received an honorary D.Div. degree from the Interdenominational Theological Center at Morehouse School of Religion, Atlanta, GA and Paul Quinn College, Dallas, TX.
Pastor West’s philosophy of ministry includes a belief that the church and the academy are mutually dependent upon one another. For the academy, the church provides the impetus for its work and directs its course. For the church, the academy illuminates its sacred text, informs its worship, and articulates its faith. Therefore, Pastor West integrates academic interest with pastoral concerns, a juxtaposition clearly reflected in his preaching and writing. Pastor West’s ability to connect the esoteric with the practical makes him a sought after speaker and Pastor West has lectured at institutions such as Princeton Theological Seminary, Morehouse College, and Samford’s Beeson Divinity School. Pastor West also serves as adjunct professor of preaching at Truett Seminary in Waco, TX.
Pastor West is the author of Finding Fullness Again: What the Book of Ruth Teaches Us About Starting Over, (B&H Publishing, May 2006). In 2008, Pastor West released Left Alone, a powerful book on finding strength for life’s mysteries, impossibilities, and uncertainties.
He is married to Sheretta Machell Grays West and has two sons, Ralph Douglas II and Ralpheal Daniel.
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Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff
The Rev. Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff was installed as pastor of Brentwood Baptist Church in Houston, TX February 1980. He has distinguished himself as a scholar-pastor in the African-American tradition of preaching. Since his appointment, the church has grown from a 500-member congregation to more than 12,000 members with more than 7,000 worshipers attending its three Sunday morning worship services.
Dr. Ratliff has led his congregation in construction of the 75,000-square-foot Joe Samuel Ratliff Lifelong Learning Center, the 10,000-square-foot Doris Gardner Ratliff Center for Child Development and a McDonald’s franchise–the first of its kind to be housed on a church campus. Dr. Ratliff’s work in community and economic development has been featured in several national media outlets including CNN, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Black Enterprise, TIME and Houston Chronicle.
Dr. Ratliff is the first African-American pastor to lead the Union Baptist Association, the largest urban Southern Baptist organization in the United States representing more than 500 churches and missions. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Morehouse College in Atlanta and earned both master’s and doctor of divinity degrees from the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) in Atlanta. In 1998, he was awarded an honorary doctor of divinity degree by the ITC.
Named “Minister of the Year” by the National Conference of Christians and Jews in 1985, Dr. Ratliff is founding president of the National African-American Fellowship of the Southern Baptist Convention. He was the keynote speaker for the 2002 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. In 2003, during the Turner Broadcasting System’s 11 th Annual Trumpet Award ceremonies, he was presented with the Spiritual Enlightenment Award.
Dr. Ratliff is chairman of the Board of Trustees of Morehouse School of Religion and chairman of the Board of Trustees of the ITC. In 1997, he was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College. A year later, his portrait was hung in the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Hall of Fame at Morehouse. He is a life member and national chaplain of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Dr. Ratliff is co-author of Church Planting in the African-American Community. One of his sermons is featured in the 1987 edition of Southern Baptist Preaching Today. He has preached and lectured in the United States and abroad and has led mission trips to Africa and other foreign countries.
A native of Lumberton, NC, Dr. Ratliff has been married to Doris Ernestine Gardner since 1980.
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Dr. A. Louis Patterson
A. Louis Patterson, Jr. is a Pastor/Preacher who has lectured to the ministers of the nation in the Ministers Division of the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education for the last 21 years. He has been honored as a LIVING LEGEND by the major PREACHING CONFERENCES of our nation such as WHW Ministries (2003), the Cutting Edge Conference (2004) and the E. K. Bailey’s Conference on Expository Preaching (2004).
Pastor Patterson has preached over 130 sermons to our National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc., National Congress, Late Night and Board Meetings.
In the November 1993 issue of Ebony Magazine, Pastor Patterson received Honorable Mention as one of America’s Greatest Black Preachers.
He has pastored Mount Corinth Baptist Church of Houston for 38 years and is the author of three books, Joy for the Journey, Prerequisites for a Good Journey, and Wisdom for the Journey.
Pastor Patterson is married to Melba Lorraine and is the father of Anthony, Albert, Alan, and Alette.
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Dr. Carl Johnson
Born and reared in K.C. son of late Dr. A.L. Johnson, Sr. and Mrs. Eddie Mae Johnson. He was licensed by and ordained from the New Light Baptist Church in Bonner Springs, Kansas, where his father was pastor.
Dr. Johnson received a BA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1971; a MRE from Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City in 1978; and a DMin. from Saint Paul School of Theology, Kansas City in 1987.
His dissertation, “Call Waiting” explored the issue of lay-empowerment with a special emphasis on women in ministry.
Dr. Johnson has led workshops, seminars, and revivals throughout the country. In 1996 he led the first revival experience at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO.
He has served as pastor of Ninth Street Baptist Church, Lawrence, Kansas; Park Avenue Baptist Church, Kansas City; New Hope Baptist Church, Anchorage, AK; and Greater Corinth Baptist Church, San Antonio, TX. He retired from the pastorate from Greater Corinth Baptist Church after 50 years in the ministry and 40 years as a pastor.
Dr. Johnson has been an adjunct professor at several universities and seminaries. Presently, he is president of Guadalupe School of Religion in San Antonio.
He has been married to Helen Marie Ellis for 41 years. They are the proud parents of two daughters, Arla Janeen, and Daphnee Elaine and the proud grandparents of Sebastian Zane.
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Dr. Charles F. Johnson
Charles Foster Johnson is Interim Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Brownwood, TX. He has just finished the interim pastoral ministry of the Broadway Baptist Church of Ft. Worth. From 2006-2008 he served a two-year stint as Visiting Instructor of Preaching at the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University in Atlanta.
He was born in Monroeville, AL and reared in Pensacola, FL. He attended Mississippi College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he was a Rice-Judson scholar. He experienced the call to Christian ministry while working in the housing projects of Washington D.C. in 1977. He was ordained by the First Baptist Church of Pontotoc, MS in 1980.
Throughout his thirty year pastoral ministry he has served churches in Mississippi, Kentucky, and Texas, most recently with the Trinity Baptist Church of San Antonio where he helped build a multi-cultural and multi-racial community of faith among the 6000 member congregation.
He is a frequent preacher and speaker in church and business circles. He has written articles for numerous publications, and has made guest appearances on several cable network news shows. He is involved in civic and denominational life, and was named “Baptist of the Year” by the Baptist Center for Ethics in 2004. He was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College in 2008.
He is married to Jana, who most recently served as Church Administrator of the Peachtree Baptist Church of Atlanta. He has three children: Chad who manages a ranch in San Angelo, TX; Cliff who serves in the Army Corps of Engineers, presently stationed in Ft. Lee, VA; and, Chris Anne who lives in Dallas. Both of his sons have served tours of duty in Iraq.
He is grandfather to one grandchild, Corley Elizabeth, age 8 months.
He enjoys reading, movies, cooking, backpacking, hunting, and spending time at his ranch in Desdemona, TX.
You may read his blog at www.charlesfosterjohnson.com and find him on Facebook and Twitter.
Conference Schedule
Monday, February 8
1 p.m. On-Site Registration Eula Mae Henderson Chapel, BUA
2-3:30 p.m. Pre-conference Workshop—“Martin Luther King’s Prophetic Voice”
with Dr. Charles Johnson
7 p.m. Banquet: Keynote speaker, Dr. A. Louis Patterson
Banquet— "A Taste of New Orleans” featuring all the classic Creole dishes prepared
and served by New Orleans/San Antonio Chef Bernard McGraw.
Tuesday, February 9
9:30 a.m. Workshop “Effective Pastoral Leadership During Challenging Times, Part I”
with Dr. Joe Ratliff
10:30 a.m. Chapel with BUA students
Message—Dr. Ralph Douglas West
12:00 p.m.-Lunch on your own
2-3:30 p.m. Workshop “Effective Pastoral Leadership During Challenging Times, Part II”
with Dr. Joe Ratliff
7 p.m. Evening Worship
Message—Dr. Ralph Douglas West
Wednesday, February 10
8:30 a.m. Morning Devotion—Dr. Carl Johnson
9:30 a.m. Workshop “Effective Pastoral Leadership During Challenging Times, Part III"
with Dr. Joe Ratliff
10:30 a.m. Closing Worship
Message—Dr. Ralph Douglas West
Cost
$75 per person pre-registered by February 4, 2010
$100 per person on-site registration
(The separate $25 per person charge for the banquet can be prepaid also.)
For more information contact Darryl Crooms at dcrooms@bua.edu or 210.924.4338 ext. 210
Hotel information
HEADQUARTERS HOTEL
El Tropicano
110 Lexington Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 277-4121
Ask for: Mielsa Van Winkle (Sales Manager)
Cost: $95 + Parking ($10) + TTL
La Quinta
100 West Durango Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 78207
(210) 212-5400
Ask for: Annette Mendiola, ext. 1715
Cost: $118.15 + TTL
Hotel Indigo San Antonio Riverwalk
830 N. St. Mary’s
San Antonio, TX 78205
Direct: 210.200.2003
Hotel: 210.527.1900
Fax: 210.527.9969
Email: sonia.pena@transinns.com
Ask for: Sonia Peña
Sales Manager
Cost:
- Guest Rooms per night at a special group rate of $109.00 for a King Bedroom / $119.00 for Double Queen Bedroom – rate does not include the 16.75% sales tax.
- Discounted parking from $10 to $6 per day (daily in and out access).
Sponsored by:
African American Ministries of the Baptist General Convention of Texas
Baptist Ministers Union of San Antonio and Vicinity
Baptist University of the Américas
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