A quick recap of the 2025 Advance Conference

Baptist Resource Network Executive Director Barry Whitworth shares his excitement about this year's Advance Conference on March 17.

March 20, 2025
Barry Whitworth

Hello, BRN Family! It’s good to be with you today!

On Monday, we hosted the BRN’s fourth annual Advance Evangelism Conference at Country & Town Baptist Church in Mechanicsburg. It was a thrilling day! Over 205 pastors and church members attended the event, which was marked by high energy and enthusiasm.

We heard amazing presentations from our two keynote speakers, Pastor James Roberson and Dr. Lee Clamp. Both gave convicting messages on the importance of every individual sharing the Gospel within their contexts. Some times we laughed, and other times we were hit hard with the enormity of the task before us.

We also heard from several breakout speakers addressing evangelism from a variety of viewpoints: in preaching, in our workplaces and neighborhoods, among the next generation and men, and through VBS and small groups.

In his final challenge, Dr. Larry Anderson urged church leaders to reach out to the BRN for assisting in taking the next step on their evangelistic journey. I want to reiterate that point for you. The BRN is here for you, and we desire to help you be as effective as possible in sharing the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We know we have a broken world who needs to hear a message of hope. Let’s reach our corner of the world together! As always, you can contact the Help Desk by calling or texting 717-652-5856 or emailing helpdesk@brnunited.org to discuss those next steps. Please know we are praying for you!

Thanks for listening in today and may God bless you!

Barry Whitworth

Barry has been in ministry for over 30 years, serving as a mission pastor, associate pastor, church planter, pastor, interim pastor, transitional pastor and planter, church planting strategist, lead church planting catalyst, church planting director, and now executive director. Before his calling as Executive Director of the Baptist Resource Network in February 2017, he was a church planting missionary and served the Multiplying Churches Team Leader for the BRN.