Labor Day Camp September 1-4, 2023

Since January 2019 Tommy Kiker has served as the lead pastor of East Leesville Baptist Church in Leesville, LA. He accomplished his theological training through Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC, completing his MDiv in 2002 and PhD in 2009. He has previously served as a youth minister and as a senior pastor in three churches for nearly seventeen years. For eight years Tommy has served as a Professor of Pastoral Theology and Chair of the Pastoral Ministry Department at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX. With his wife Carol Ann, Tommy and their two children, Charis and Caleb, live in Leesville, LA.

Bob Pitman began preaching at age 16 and has continued to faithfully preach the Word for 59 years. For thirty-three years he served as a Senior Pastor in churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Bob is a graduate of Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis, TN, where he completed his MDiv in 1977 and PhD in 2004. He also served as Mid- America’s Dean of the Adrian Rogers Center for Biblical Preaching for 8 years. Bob has preached over 1,000 revival meetings and Bible conferences in the USA and has also preached several conferences in Europe and Africa. Bob is an author, having written and published 4 books. He and his wife Sheryl reside in Alabama.

David Allen has pastored churches in Texas for more than 20 years. He earned his MDiv from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX, where he became the founding Dean of the School of Preaching and served as the Distinguished Professor of Preaching and as Director of the Center for Expository Preaching. He also held the George W. Truett Chair of Pastoral Ministry and served from 2004–2016 as the Dean of the School of Theology and for 12

years on the Board of Trustees at Southwestern, including holding the position of Chairman of the Board. David earned his PhD from the University of Texas at Arlington. David currently serves at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary as the Distinguished Professor of Practical Theology and Dean of the Adrian Rogers Center for Biblical Preaching. Dr. Allen is a prolific author having written multiple volumes focusing on theology and preaching. He is the founder of Preaching Coach Ministries and devoted to serving pastors to become better equipped in serving their churches. Dr. Allen and his wife Kate reside in the Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX area.