Fall Conference
Every fall, Central Seminary conducts its annual Fall Conference. This one-day conference is designed to edify and equip believers in the areas of ministry and Christian life. Alumni, pastors, and friends from across the nation and around the world attend.
Our next Fall Conference will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
SCHEDULE – Tuesday, October 14
8:00 AM Registration
8:30 AM Session I: The Way Things Ought To Be
9:20 AM Break (Coffee & Refreshments)
9:35 AM Session 2: Same Sex Attraction and Activity
10:25 AM Break
10:40 AM Session 3: Sex, Gender, and Identity
11:30 AM Break
11:45 AM Session 4: The “I” in the Stack
12:35 PM Catered Lunch (Downstairs)

KEVIN BAUDER was born in Midland, Michigan. He received his primary education in Michigan public schools and his secondary education in central Iowa. He married Debra Wright, and has two children: Rachel and Joshua.
His non-academic interests include outdoorsmanship, gunsmithing, and the shooting sports, as well as a love for the fine arts.
Areas of academic pursuit include ecclesiological issues, Baptist history and polity, and the study of American fundamentalism and evangelicalism.
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Previous Fall Conferences


Fall 2024 – Chris Melvin
Session 1 Video – Definitions: Moral Injury, PTS(D), Trauma
Session 2 Video – Theological Frameworks: Imago Dei, the Body, and the Sufficiency of Scripture
Session 3 Video – Interventions, Resources, and Family Impacts
2024 Fall Conference Booklet [PDF]
Fall 2023 – Brent Belford
Session 1 Video | Notes – Evaluating Preaching Models: Part 1
Christ-centered & Gospel-centered Preaching
Session 2 Video | Notes – Evaluating Preaching Models: Part 2
Theocentric & Pneumacentric Preaching
Session 3 Video | Notes – Suggesting an Approach
Text-Driven, Doxological Preaching
PDF: All Session Notes & Suggested Bibliography
2023 Fall Conference Booklet [PDF]
Fall 2022 – Nicolas Ellen
Fall 2020 – Victor Clay
Lecture Notes
Powerpoints
Fall 2019 – Chris Anderson
Powerpoints