Conference Speakers

Dr. Joe Arthur is the pastor of Harvest Baptist Tabernacle in Jonesboro, GA. He also preaches many revivals, camp meetings, and conferences across the nation. God has given him a powerful message and influence in our generation. He and his wife have been blessed with two children. We welcome him to our conference for the first time.

Dr. Raymond Barber is a hero in our generation. This faithful, fiery preacher has been in the Gospel ministry for sixty years. He pastored Worth Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas for thirty-five years. God used him to found the Norris Bible Baptist Institute. He has authored several books and travels extensively throughout the nation preaching.

Pastor Doug Fisher has been uniquely used of God as the pastor of the Lighthouse Baptist Church of Lemon Grove, California. For many years, that church has been known as "the church where the shout has not died out!" He is one of the great preachers of our generation, always delivering powerful, Bible-based messages. He and his church annually host the Lighthouse Leadership Conference.

Dr. Raymond Hancock is a beloved preacher in America. He graduated from Tennessee Temple University in 1957 and immediately began pastoring the Providence Baptist Church in Florida. Following an airplane crash in 1967, doctors told him he would never preach again. God miraculously healed him, and Dr. Hancock has faithfully served Him with a contagious enthusiasm ever since. He has authored several books and preaches in different churches across America each week.

"Bro. Tony" Hutson pastors the Middle Tennessee Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He is a fiery Bible preacher with a passion to see churches stay true to their Biblical heritage. Dr. Hutson and his wife Tracy have four children.

Dr. Mike Johnson is the fiery, yet compassionate pastor of the Shasta Baptist Church in Redding, California. Following his graduation from Hyles-Anderson College, Pastor Johnson moved with his young family to Redding to plant a church for the glory of God. He has never wavered from that great calling. For more than a decade, Pastor Johnson has traveled to GSBC every Tuesday morning to train the next generation of Christian servants.

Bro. Mike Ray began preaching at the age of fifteen. After graduating from Bible college, he served as Dr. Bob Buchanan's youth pastor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for seven years. For more than twenty years, he has been the pastor of the Hopewell Baptist Church in Napa, California. He is a great preacher, soul winner, author, and Bible college professor here at Golden State Baptist College. God has blessed him in many areas, and Bro. Ray is using those talents for the cause of Christ.

Dr. Bobby Roberson has pastored the Gospel Light Baptist Church in Walkertown, North Carolina, for more than fifty years. Under his leadership, the church has seen the Sunday school attendance grow from 150 to more than 3,300 people each week. This ministry reflects their pastor's great burden for lost souls, supporting more than 50 bus routes, a daily radio broadcast, and a Christian day school with an enrollment of more than 500.

Bro. Tim Ruhl pastors the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Chico, California. This ministry is a thriving family of God, being used in a wonderful way in their community and beyond. For more than twenty years, their church has hosted the Mt. Zion Baptist Christian Camp for thousands of teens and children. He has also taught at Golden State Baptist College every Tuesday for the past fifteen school years. He and his wife Terry have four adult children faithfully serving God with their lives.

Dr. Clarence Sexton is the pastor of Temple Baptist Church in Powell, Tennessee. He is also the founder and president of Crown College, started in 1991. The church facilities are located on 130 acres, and their church camp is located four miles north on a beautiful 110-acre campus. Dr. Sexton served on Dr. Lee Roberson's staff in Chattanooga, TN. He has led the Temple Baptist Church for more than twenty years. He preaches in many conferences and meetings across our nation and has been used of God to make a worldwide impact for the cause of Christ.

Pastor Trieber has been the pastor of the North Valley Baptist Church since March 1, 1976. He took over the fledgling church with twenty-two people in the first Sunday evening service. God has blessed this church each year with substantial spiritual and numerical growth. In 1977, the North Valley Baptist Schools was established; and in 1996, Golden State Baptist College was founded to train men and women for full-time ministry. Under his leadership, hundreds of pastors, evangelists, missionaries, and Christian servants have been called and sent forth into the gospel ministry.

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