2010 Conference Keynotes


Dr. John MacArthur

Dr. John MacArthur

Dr. John MacArthur has been the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church for 40 years. His pulpit ministry provides the material for the Grace to You radio ministry. John is the author of numerous books, including The Gospel According to Jesus, Hard to Believe, and The MacArthur Study Bible. He is also a conference speaker and president of The Master’s College and Seminary.


Dr. R. Albert Mohler

Dr. R. Albert Mohler

Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr. serves as the ninth president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary—the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention and one of the largest seminaries in the world. Besides hosting a nationwide radio program on the Salem Radio Network, Dr. Mohler is the author of numerous books including Culture Shift and He is Not Silent. He also writes frequent commentaries and blogs addressing theological, moral, and cultural issues.


Dr. Steven Lawson

Dr. Steven Lawson

Dr. Steven Lawson is the Senior Pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama, having served as a pastor in Arkansas and Alabama for the past 29 years. Steve has authored numerous book including The Unwavering Resolve of Jonathan Edwards and The Expository Genius of John Calvin. He also has contributed articles to several theological journals and magazines.


Dr. Rick Holland

Dr. Rick Holland

Dr. Rick Holland currently serves as both executive pastor and college pastor at Grace Community Church and has been involved in ministry at Grace for over 20 years. He is the director of the doctor of ministries program at The Master’s Seminary and teaches at various training institutes around the world. Rick is also the driving force behind the Resolved Conference.


Phillip R. Johnson

Phil Johnson

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.


Tom Pennington

Tom Pennington

Tom Pennington is the senior pastor of Countryside Bible Church in the Dallas area. Before his ministry in Texas, Tom served 16 years in various roles connected to Grace Community Church, including executive pastor and personal assistant to John MacArthur. For many years he was also managing director of Grace to You, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the international radio, audio, publications, and internet ministry.