SHEPHERDS'
CONFERENCE
2009
March 4 - 8
Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California
REGISTRATION OPENS SEPTEMBER 1, 2008
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PASTORS, TEACHERS, ELDERS, DEACONS, LAY LEADERS
A brief glimpse of what to expect during the Shepherds'
Conference, including info on the keynote speakers.
We are pleased to have Albert Mohler, Steve Lawson, Rick Holland, Phil Johnson and
Tom Pennington joining Pastor MacArthur in declaring the truth of God's Word.

Dr. John F. MacArthur
Pastor/Teacher, Educator,
Author, Host of Conference
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Dr. John F. MacArthur, Jr. has been the pastor/teacher of Grace Community Church
since 1969. He is currently the president of the Master's College, Newhall, California and also
founder and president of the Master's Seminary, Sun Valley, California. He is the president and
featured speaker on the Grace To You, radio program which airs more than 800 times
daily, reaching the United States, Canada, Europe, India, New Zealand, the Philippines and South
Africa. In the last thirty years, Grace to You has distributed more than 11 million
audio cassettes.
John has authored more than seventy books, including The Gospel According to Jesus,
The MacArthur New Testament Commentary series, Twelve Ordinary Men, and
The MacArthur Study Bible. John and his wife, Patricia, have four grown children, and
thirteen grandchildren.
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Dr. R. Albert Mohler
Kentucky
Educator - Author
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Dr. R. Albert Mohler earned his B.A. at Samford University, and his M.Div. and Ph.D. at
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Mohler became the ninth president of The
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in August, 1993. Prior to assuming the office of president,
Dr. Mohler served as editor of the Christian Index, the newspaper for Georgia Baptists. He also
previously served as Assistant to the President at Southern Seminary.
A leader among Baptists and American evangelicals, Dr. Mohler is widely respected as a
theologian, speaker, and author. His writings have appeared in several books and journals
including Here We Stand!: A Call from Confessing Evangelicals and The Coming
Evangelical Crisis. Dr. Mohler is often quoted in leading newspapers and national news
programs as a voice for conservative Christianity. He is, likewise, a sought-after lecturer at
colleges, universities, and seminaries. He and his wife Mary Ann have
two children.
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Dr. Steven Lawson
Alabama
Pastor/teacher - Author
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Dr. Steven Lawson is the senior pastor of Christ
Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama. Dr. Lawson serves on the
board of directors of The Master’s College and Seminary and the ministerial
board for Reformed Theological Seminary and teaches with Dr. John MacArthur
at the Expositor’s Institute.
In addition to his pulpit ministry, Dr. Lawson has written ten books, including
Faith under Fire, Made in Our Image, and Famine in the Land:
A Passionate Call to Expository Preaching. He and his wife, Anne, have four
children: Andrew, James, Grace Anne, and John.
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Dr. Rick Holland
California
Pastor/teacher - Educator
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Dr. Rick Holland serves as both senior associate pastor and college pastor
at Grace Community Church. He is the director of the doctor of ministries program
and a faculty associate in homiletics at The Master’s Seminary. Rick is also the
founder and executive director of the Resolved Conference. Dr. Holland has earned
degrees from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (B.S.), The Master’s
Seminary (M.Div.), and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min.). Rick
and his wife, Kim, have three sons.
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Phil Johnson
California
Pastor/teacher
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Phil Johnson is the executive director of Grace to You. He has been closely
associated with John MacArthur since 1981 and edits most of John’s major books.
But he may be best known for several popular websites he maintains, including The
Spurgeon Archive, Pyromaniacs, and The Hall of Church History. Phil has a bachelor’s
degree in theology from Moody Bible Institute and was an editor at Moody Press before
coming to Grace Church. Phil and his wife, Darlene, have three adult sons
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Tom Pennington
Texas
Pastor/teacher
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Tom Pennington has served as the senior pastor of Countryside
Bible Church in Southlake, Texas, since October 2003. His role involves teaching
during Sunday services, overseeing the church staff, and serving as an elder. Before
coming to Countryside, Tom served for 16 years at Grace Community Church in
various roles. Most recently, he served as the Senior Associate Pastor and Personal
Assistant to John MacArthur and as co-pastor of Sojourners, a Sunday-morning adult
fellowship group. Before that, he was the managing director at Grace to You. Tom
earned his B.A. and M.A. at Bob Jones University and served as a member of the faculty
while taking additional Ph.D. classes in New Testament Interpretation. He and his wife,
Sheila, have three children: Lauren, Katie, and Jessica.
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