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SPEAKERS
Dr. Edward Dalcour
President of Department of Christian Defense
Dr. Paul Nelson
President, Grace Bible University
Joe Jacowitz
Founder, FirstLove Ministries
Austin Huggins
Pastor at Mount Zion Bible Church (Chapel Library)
Tom Smith
President, FirstLove Ministries
Joshua Wallnofer
Pastor at Klondike Church of Pensacola
Jeff Pollard
Pastor of Mount Zion Bible Church (Chapel Library)
Frank Maxson
Veteran Missionary to Malawi
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SPEAKER BIOS
Edward L. Dalcour is the President and Director of the Department of Christian Defense, an educational and apologetic ministry. He is a Mentor at Greenwich School of Theology and serves as Vice President of Grace Bible University.
Dr. Dalcour holds a Master of Apologetics from Columbia Evangelical Seminary and a Ph.D. in Theology from North-West University. He is a published author of several apologetic and theological books.
Paul S. Nelson received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Arizona State University in 1982. He has authored numerous scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, and is the inventor of eight US patents. He is founder and President of Nelson Biotechnologies, a small biotech company located in Flagstaff, AZ. In 2003, after Dr. Nelson fulfilled requirements for a Master of Theology, he was ordained to the gospel ministry by Sovereign Grace Baptist Church of Silicon Valley where he served 20 years as co-pastor.
He lectured at the Pacific Institute for Religious Studies in Apologetics, and has written two books entitled, “The Song of the Suffering Servant” and “Presuppositionalism: A Biblical Approach to Apologetics.” Currently, Paul is the president of Grace Bible University and involved in numerous missionary efforts with FirstLove Ministries. He has been married for over 45 years, the father of three children, and grandfather of five.
Joseph Jacowitz is the founder of FirstLove Ministries. He recently promoted Tom Smith to the position of President and has taken on the role of The President of The Board of Directors. He has been the pastor of Christ Bible Church, Pleasanton, CA, since 1990. He has a Bachelor's degree in Pastoral Theology. He and his wife Sherry have been married since 1978 and have five children and eight grandchildren.
Austin Huggins serves as an elder at Mount Zion Bible Church in Pensacola, Florida where he oversees the ministry of Chapel Library. He is also currently serving as Vice President of FirstLove Ministries and is actively involved in mission work in Africa and around the globe. He is married to Britney and their union is blessed with three boys and two girls
Tom Smith was raised in New Jersey and came to Christ as a teenager in 1972 through a youth ministry at a church his family attended. He came to understand the Doctrines of Grace through studying God’s word and sermons by Pastor Al Martin. Tom has several years’ experience as a pastor. He is currently a member of Covenant Reformed Baptist Church in Warrenton, Virginia. He and his wife Margaret have four children and six grandchildren. Tom recently assumed the role of President of FirstLove Ministries. His gifts are in teaching, counseling and administration.
Jeff Pollard In the early 80s, the Lord Jesus Christ converted Jeff from his career in rock music. Though religious from his youth, his true conversion to Christ at age thirty brought him to understand and then to preach the glories of Christ and God’s sovereign grace. The Holy Spirit and God’s Word awakened Jeff to his responsibilities as a husband, father, and Christian man, and finally led him into pastoral ministry. He edits the Free Grace Broadcaster and other titles for Chapel Library, and authored Do You Know Jesus Christ? and Christian Modesty and the Public Undressing of America.
Joshua M. Wallnofer is a graduate of Cairn University and Tyndale Theological Seminary, and is currently a doctoral candidate in Theology and Apologetics at Liberty University. He has been in ministry since 2000, and served as Pastor at Klondike Church of Pensacola since 2004. He serves on the board of Creation Today and Pro Rege Classical Academy, and has had the privilege to teach theology classes yearly for Instituto Bíblico Reformado Nueva Providencia, Seminario Reformado Latinoamericano, and Samford University, and The Leadership Pipeline. He is blessed to be married to his wife, Melissa, and the father of two teenagers.
Frank Maxson spent 16 years as a missionary in the African context. He spent 2 years in Zambia, and 14 years in Malawi, where he participated in the planting of several churches. Today he serves as a faithful member of Mount Zion Bible Church and leads the church's outreach at The Waterfront Rescue Mission.
VENUE
First Baptist Church of Bagdad
4529 Forsyth St.
Milton, FL 32583
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SCHEDULE
Thursday, February 20th, 2025
4:30 pm
Registration
5:30 pm
Welcome & Announcements
6:00 pm
Session 1 – The Temple of the Lord
presented by Joe Jacowitz
7:00 pm
Special Discussion Panel
Friday, February 21st, 2025
12:00 pm
Pastors' Intensive, Ministry Partner Discussions & Q&A
Coffee and light lunch provided
2:00 pm
Registration
3:00 pm
Welcome & Announcements
3:30 pm
Session 2 – The People of the Scriptures
presented by: Dr. Edward Dalcour
4:30 pm
Breakout Sessions
Officers of the Church – TBD
Importance of Church Membership – Tom Smith
Why a Confessional Church?– TBD
5:30 pm
Coffee Break
6:00 pm
Session 3 – The Family of God
presented by: TBD
7:00 pm
Q&A Panel
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025
8:00 am
Late Registration
Coffee and light snacks
8:30 am
Welcome
9:00 am
Session 4 – A City Set on a Hill
presented by Austin Huggins
10:00 am
Breakout Sessions
Church's Role in World Missions - Frank Maxson
Church's Relationship to the State -TBD
Satan's Attacks against the Church - Jeff Pollard
11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:20 am
Session 5- Recovering the Church from the Rubble of Culture-
presented by TBD
12:00 pm
Lunch
Food Trucks
2:00 pm
Ministry Update Panel
3:00 pm
Session 6- The Head of the Church
presented by Jeff Pollard
4:00 pm
Q&A Panel
5:00 pm
Closing Address & Distribution of Books
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ACCOMMODATIONS
Best Western – Milton Inn
8936 Highway 87 S
Milton, FL 32583
Phone: 850-623-1511
*10 room block reserved at discounted rate. Mention Group "FIRSTLOVE MINISTRIES”
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
8510 Keshav Taylor Dr
Milton, FL 32583
Phone: 850-626-9060
Milton KOA (Cabins)
8700 Gulf Pines Dr
Milton, FL 32583
Phone: 850-623-0808
Splash Rv Resort & Waterpark (Cabins)
8500 Welcome Church Rd
Milton, FL 32583
Phone: 850-626-8500