“We wanted to provide a forum for an objective exploration of Reformed theology from a panel of speakers with diverse opinions on the topic,” he said in the statement. … Our goal for the event is a discussion that promotes clarity, charity and unity.”

The Kentucky Baptist Convention will sponsor a conference on Calvinism in August featuring four well-known panelists from divergent viewpoints, and despite its regional sponsorship, the conference likely will get widespread attention throughout the Southern Baptist Convention.

The one-day conference, advertised as providing an “objective look at today’s most discussed theological issue,” will take place Saturday, Aug. 4, at Crestwood Baptist Church in Crestwood, Ky., and will be recorded and posted on the Kentucky Baptist Convention website for usage by those not in attendance. The conference has been titled “Calvinism: Concerned? Curious? Confused?”

Speakers are:

— David Dockery, president of Union University in Jackson, Tenn.

— Steve Lemke, provost at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and director of its Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry.

— Frank Page, president of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention.

— Hershael York, associate dean of the school of theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky.

Paul Chitwood, executive director of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, said he hopes the conference will have an impact beyond Kentucky.

“My primary goal is to be helpful to our pastors and churches in Kentucky, but my desire would be that the tone we are hoping to set here and the way we’re hoping to affect the conversation would spill over and spread beyond Kentucky,” he told Baptist Press.

In a statement that accompanied an email release, Chitwood said Calvinism “is arguably one of the most-discussed theological issues among Kentucky Baptists and Southern Baptists.”

[Editor’s note: This article is incomplete. The source for this document was originally published on bpnews.net—however, the original URL is no longer available.]

(Editor’s Note: If you plan to attend, you are already committed to the Reformed faith, and would be willing to write an exclusive report for The Aquila Report – especially one that can communicate the issues clearly to our readers who do not understand the internal workings of the Southern Baptist Convention – please contact Don Clements [email protected]. Conference fee and some travel costs can be covered.)