Reception 5:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Meeting after Dinner
Meeting will be held at the Sheraton in Needham
| Rev. Dr. Kirk Byron Jones | Senior Pastor, Zion Baptist Church, Lynn, MA |
| Rev. Sean Witty | Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Newton, MA |
| Rev. Dr. Mar Imsong | Executive Director, Massachusetts Baptist Multicultural Ministeries |
| Mr. Christopher Duncombe | Director, Boston Baptist Social Union |
| Welcome | President Robert Jope |
| Song | “Be Thou My Vision” |
| Invocation | Rev. Sean Witty |
| Dinner | |
| Christian Work Moment | Massachusetts Baptist Multicultural Ministeries Rev. Dr. Mar Imsong |
| Program | “Soul Talk: Connecting with the Sound of the Genuine in Yourself” Rev. Dr. Kirk Byron Jones |
| Benediction | Rev. Dr. Mar Imsong |
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana as the second son to the late Frederick and Ora Mae Jones, Kirk Byron Jones is a graduate of Loyola Univeristy and Andover Newton Theological Seminary, and holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Emory University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Drew University.
Dr. Jones began preaching at age 12, and, has served as a pastor for over 30 years. He was the founding minister of Beacon Light Baptist Church in New Orleans, LA. He was the senior minister of Calvary Baptist Church in Chester, PA. He was the senior minister of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Boston, MA. He was the senior minister of First Baptist Church of Randolph, MA. He was the senior minister of First Baptist Church of Tewksbury, MA. He currently serves as the senior minister of Zion Baptist Church in Lynn, MA. Throughout his pastoral ministry, Dr. Jones has served on various religious and civic committees at the local and national level.
A professor for over twenty-five years, Dr. Jones has served as Director of the Kelsy-Owens Black Ministries Program and Kelsey-Owens Professor at Andover Newton Theological School. Currently Dr. Jones is an adjunct professor of social ethics, preaching, and pastoral ministry at Andover Newton Theolgical School. He serves as guest preacher and teacher at churches, schools and conferences throughout the United States. His writings have been published in various jouransl, including the The Christian Century, Leasership, Gospel Today, Pulpit Digest, and the African American Pulpit, a quarterly preaching journal he co-founded in 1997.
Dr. Jones is the author of many books for clergy, and all persons seeking spiritual growth in a changing and challenging world. His books include the following titles: