Caskey Conference at First Baptist Jackson, Mississippi
A free conference to encourage and equip pastors
Speakers
CLINT PRESSLEY
Senior Pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
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Clint Pressley serves as Senior Pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since 2010, he has led the church in exalting Christ, making disciples, and passing the torch of the gospel to the next generation.
A native of Charlotte, Clint joined Hickory Grove as a teenager before earning a Bachelor of Arts from Wofford College in South Carolina and a Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisiana. He pastored two churches in Mississippi before returning to Hickory Grove in 1999 as Senior Associate Pastor of Preaching. In 2004, he was called as Senior Pastor of the historic Dauphin Way Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama. In 2010, he returned once again to Hickory Grove as Co-Pastor and was installed as Senior Pastor in 2011.
In June 2024, Clint was elected President of the Southern Baptist Convention, re-elected in 2025, serving two terms. He also served the Convention as Vice President of the SBC Pastors’ Conference in 2013, First Vice President of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2014 to 2015, Trustee of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary from 2015 to 2025, and was a member of the NC Baptist Board of Directors from 2023 to 2025.
Clint is married to Connie, and they have one son, Mack, and his wife, Ashley. Clint and Connie have two granddaughters.
Stephen Rummage
Executive Director/Treasurer at Florida Baptist Convention
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Dr. Stephen Rummage is the Executive Director-Treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention. Stephen has pastored churches in Florida, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Louisiana. He received the Ph.D. in preaching at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and the M.Div. with a specialization in biblical languages from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served on the faculties of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also has authored several books and founded a daily nationwide broadcast ministry which aired from 2010 to 2024. Stephen and his wife, Michele, have one son and daughter-in-law, and a beautiful granddaughter.
Robert Smith Jr.
Distinguished Professor of Divinity at Samford University
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Dr. Roc Collins is the Strategic Objectives Director for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board (TBMB). In that role, he oversees TBMB’s work related to evangelism, discipleship, church planting, church revitalization, Cooperative Program, and Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions giving initiatives. But bottom line, Dr. Collins has a passion for evangelism. He loves seeing people come to saving faith in Jesus Christ. Prior to joining the TBMB’s staff in January 2017, Dr. Collins served as pastor of Indian Springs Baptist Church, Kingsport, TN for 11 years. Originally from North Carolina, he graduated from Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, TN and completed Masters of Divinity and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Collins is married to Jeralyn Pander Collins and together have two sons.
BLAKE Newsom
Professor of Expository Preaching at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
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Blake Newsom, Ph.D. serves as Professor of Expository Preaching and Director of the Caskey Center for Church Excellence at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Previously, he served as Dean of the Chapel at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary as well as Senior Pastor of Dauphin Way Baptist Church in Mobile, AL. Blake has three children (Judson, Levi, and Nehemiah) with his wife, Brooke.
LOCATION
First Baptist Jackson
431 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39201
CASKEY MAIN CONFERENCE
The Caskey Conference is a free conference that provides an opportunity for those serving in ministry settings to be encouraged and equipped for the work to which God has called them. The conference includes significant opportunities for worship and fellowship as well as hearing gifted pastors/preachers proclaim God’s Word in a way that encourages and equips ministers. In addition to opportunities for worship, the conference offers breakout sessions focused on sharpening ministry skills. Breakout sessions are also offered for ministry wives to be encouraged and refreshed.