2026 Speakers
Dr. Ted Traylor
“This now is the Word of God.”
These seven words spoken at the beginning of each sermon preached by Dr. Ted Traylor is the foundation of his ministry.
Having served as pastor of Olive Baptist Church since 1990, Dr. Ted Traylor is committed to developing fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. His bold and practical preaching brings listeners to a fresh understanding of the Bible and challenges them to become bondservants for Christ.
A lifelong sports enthusiast, Dr. Traylor’s coaching style of leadership allows teams to develop their spiritual gifts as they serve the body of Christ and their communities. Mentoring and training young ministers is a passionate focus of his ministry. Preaching at various meetings and conferences throughout the country, he is known for his uncompromising stand on biblical issues and a strong defense of the Christian faith.
Dr. Traylor has served as First Vice-President of the Southern Baptist Convention, President of the Florida Baptist Convention, President of the Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference, Pensacola Bay Baptist Association moderator, and as a member of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force. He currently serves as a trustee at the Baptist University of Florida and serves on the board of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes of the University of Alabama.
He has been married to his accomplished wife, Liz, since 1976. They have two children, who with their spouses, have made them the grandparents of four terrific grandchildren. Having a family committed to Christ and the church is Dr. Traylor’s greatest honor.
HB Charles Jr.
H.B. Charles is the Pastor and Teacher at the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville and Orange Park, Florida, where he has served since 2008. He is primarily responsible for preaching-teaching, vision casting, and leadership development. Outside
of his ministry with his congregation, he regularly speaks and teaches at churches, conferences, and conventions around the country. He has contributed to several books and journals. Pastor Charles is the author of It Happens After Prayer, On Preaching, On Praying, On Worship, The Difference Jesus Makes, Getting Right With God, and Reaching God’s Goals for Your Life, and his latest book, Treasures of Truth. Pastor Charles and his wife, Crystal, have 3 children: H.B. III, Natalie, and Hailey.
Dr. Herb Reavis
Dr. Herb Reavis has served for more than 34 years as the Pastor of North Jacksonville Baptist Church in Jacksonville Florida. He is a graduate of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, where he majored in evangelism. He and his wife Lisa have three married sons and nine grandchildren.
Brent snook
Brent Snook has been pastoring First Baptist Church of Glen Este, in Cincinnati, since 1987. He and his wife, Joy, took a small hurting church and saw God do amazing things in growth through reaching the community with the Gospel.
Joy went home to be with her Savior in 2021. Pastor Brent has always had a gift of sharing God’s Word in a dynamic way, but after losing his wife, God has given him an even deeper way of preaching His truth.
Brent has a love for God’s Word, God’s people, and for reaching the lost. He not only has a heart to see people accept Christ as their Savior, but he also has a heart for discipleship. He has preached all over the US and in many foreign countries. He is passionate about seeing people grow in their understanding of God’s Word.
Brent has three daughters and seven grandchildren. He has been an example of a godly husband and father. Family has always been a priority for him, as he loves traveling and making memories with his kids and grandkids.
Dr. Emir Caner
Dr. Emir Caner is the former President of Truett McConnell University. Since 2008, the University, built upon an Anabaptist Vision of fulfilling the Great Commission through the Great Commandment, has septupled in enrollment, adding three colleges that house ten schools, ten graduate degree programs, and seventeen online degree programs. He has published or contributed to 25 books, which have sold more than 300,000 copies. His bestseller, Unveiling Islam, won the Gold Medallion Book of the Year award.
Over the past twenty years, Dr. Caner has preached in nearly 1000 churches. His wife, Hana, was raised under the oppression of Communism, and speaks on the ills of socialism and communism.
