Crawford Avenue Baptist Church | CHURCHES BY THE BOOK

CHURCHES BY THE BOOK 2026: CHURCH MEMBERSHIP

w/ guest speaker Sam Emadi

Monday, October 5, 2026 ::: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Lunch provided with registration

Join us in Augusta, Georgia for the 2026 Churches by the Book Conference — an annual one-day conference on biblical ecclesiology for pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders in the CSRA and beyond.

This year's topic is Church Membership. Sessions are led by CABC pastor Bert Daniel and feature guest speaker Sam Emadi.

Sam Emadi (PhD, Southern Seminary) is senior pastor of Hunsinger Lane Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky; editor for 9Marks; cohost of the podcast Bible Talk; and author of What Should I Do Now That I’m a Christian? (Crossway, 2020), Who’s in Charge of the Church? (Crossway, 2022), and From Prisoner to Prince: The Joseph Story in Biblical Theology (IVP Academic, 2022).

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This conference is ideal for senior pastors, associate pastors, seminary students, church planters, elders, and church members seeking biblical training on church membership and church governance. Whether you serve a large congregation or a church plant, this one-day conference will equip you with practical, gospel-centered tools.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE — Monday, October 5, 2026

8:45am | Doors Open / Light Breakfast

9:15am | Session 1

10:45am | Break

11:00am | Panel Discussion

11:30am | Lunch (included w/ registration)

1:30pm | Session 2

2:30pm | Break

2:45pm | Session 3

3:45pm | Panel Discussion

4:00pm | Conference Concludes

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