Join us for Ignite! We will focus on the sent identity of the believer. During this event, you will have an opportunity to learn from missionaries, church planters, and leaders who serve in local, national, and international ministries. Our main sessions will be a time of worship and celebration followed by inspirational teaching from our keynote speaker, Dr. Paul Chitwood. Engage in a variety of impactful breakout sessions where you will hear stories from the field that highlight how God is at work and how we can join Him in it. Our hope is that this conference will fuel your desire for the Great Commission and will propel you to know, you are sent.
Dr. Paul Chitwood
President, International Mission Board
Paul Chitwood was elected president of the IMB in November 2018. He previously had served as executive director of the Kentucky Baptist Convention since 2011. For 18 years prior to that, Chitwood served as the pastor of local churches of varying sizes in Kentucky. During his pastorates, he served as chairman of the International Mission Board’s trustees from 2008-10, part of his tenure as an IMB trustee from 2002-10. A native of Jellico, Tenn., Chitwood is a 1992 graduate of Cumberland College and earned the Master of Divinity and Ph.D. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a master’s degree in nonprofit administration from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. He served as a faculty member of the seminary between 2002 and 2018.
He and his wife, Michelle, have four children.