November-2010

Bryan started playing the piano at the age of 5 and gave his first concert at age 7 at a local nursing home. He accepted the Lord in his heart as his personal Savior at age 10 and the call to Christian ministry at age 11.

At 12 years of age, 4 different professors of music were teaching Bryan concurrently (1 for classical music, 1 for jazz/improvisational music, 1 for pop music & 1 for gospel music). Bryan graduated from both High School and Bible School a year early. He became a licensed minister and entered into full-time ministry at age 18.

Bryan is married to Susan (a mother & an artist; who creates abstract oil paintings of music). Together, they are blessed with a son and daughter (Maximus and Isabella) and a baby girl (Sophia) who was born in September.

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SCHEDULE

Saturday

Beginning at 9 am

Lunch & Dinner

Provided

Diane Cain Taylor

Comedy at Dinner

Bryan Popin

in Concert at 6 pm

TICKETS

$25

Single ticket includes the Conference

& Concert

Buy your tickets

TODAY!

Space is limited.

For tickets, call:

866.531.6513

Pick them up at:

7101 Chapman Hwy.

Knoxville, TN 37920

865.577.4885

LOCATION

Conference

Dinner Comedy

Concert

1004 Parkway

Sevierville, TN 37862

865.908.1309

800.758.5267

Dr. Kendig is Senior Coordinator for Counseling and Follow-Up in Asia for The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. For Festivals, he works with the Franklin Graham Festival Director to develop, train and monitor thousands of counselors needed. He was a pastor for 15 years and in full-time evangelism for 15 years. Bob and his wife, Claudette, live in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Harry House is the Minister of Music for the First Baptist Church Strawberry Plains, Tennessee. Mr. House will be leading the praise and worship. "Our desire is to surrender our hearts to true worship and create an atmosphere to usher in God’s presence," writes Harry. Harry and his wife, Sharon, are from

Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dr. Jim Moss teaches and

shares God's Word on television and radio. A founder of Christian television, he loves speaking at conferences and churches and sharing God's Word. You can hear Jim and his wife, Ellen, on Praise 96.3 FM - WJBZ radio every weekday. Their program, "Today With Jim and Ellen Moss", airs from 5:45 - 6:00 a.m. They live in Seymour, Tennessee.

Brother Billy Hastings, a retired

Baptist pastor from Gurdon, Arkansas, was called to ministry late in his life. He has just

returned from a mission trip to

Brazil where he continues to

fulfill God's call to be a disciple and

share His Word with people

groups who have not heard the

Good News. Brother Hastings will

be sharing his personal testimony.

Billy and his wife, Esther, live in Sparkman, Arkansas.

Drawing from her experiences as a pastor's wife, she uses her God-given wit and natural Southern charm to entertain and inspire people of faith from all across the country. Diane may be known as a comedian but she gets right to the hearts of her listeners to share hope, humor and the power of God’s Holy Spirit. Diane and her husband, Dr. Steve Taylor, live in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Dr. Robert Kendig, Dr. Jim Moss, Harry House, Billy Hastings, Diane Taylor, & Bryan Popin in Concert.

Learn frm six extraordinary individuals called to Christian discipleship.

Biography: Dr. J. Robert (Bob) Kendig

A MAN WHO LOVES HIS LORD AND HAS GIVEN HIS LIFE TO HIS MINISTRY

Family:

Wife: Claudette

4 stepchildren, 3 grandchildren

Home: Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Birth City: Tupleo, Mississippi (Easter Sunday, April 17, 1938)

Education:

1978 Doctor of Ministry, Southern Baptist Center for Biblical Studies, Jacksonville, Florida

1964 Bachelor of Divinity, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky,

1960 Bachelor of Arts, Union University, Jackson, Tennessee

Ministries:

General Statement: 50 years in ministry; this includes:

15 years in Pastoral Ministries (5 churches)

16 years in Itinerant Evangelism

16 years with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

Current Service (2000-Present):

Senior Coordinator for Counseling and Follow-Up in Asia - Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Task assignments:

Work with the Franklin Graham Festival Director in preparation for the Franklin Graham Festival

Administrate and secure Administrative Assistant and staff

Administrate the budget for Counseling and Follow-up

Build relationships with pastors and their churches to be ready for the ‘babies’ after the Festival

Build and nurture a major committee of Counseling and Follow-up

Aid in the selection and them the training of local leaders to teach the five-week Christian Life and Witness Course in their language and/or dialect

Watch over and monitor the teaching of the above in the Church Venues and to the thousands of Christian ‘students’

Develop, train and monitor the thousands of counselors and prepare them for the Festival

Develop, plan and oversee at least 1,000 or more for the Co-Labor (a very efficient team to tabulate the results of the Festival, enter into computers and then distribute information to the churches for Follow-up

Monitor the churches for Follow-up, seeking at least 90% of more of those who came forward to be contacted

PREVIOUS YEARS

Billy Graham Evangelism Association (1992-2001):

Global Missions: East Africa Coordinator in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Eritrea (1992-1995)

Instructor for “Christian Life and Witness Classes”

Coordinated activities in Crusade committees, BGEA (1996-1998)

“Celebration Director” for Associate Evangelist, Dr. Ralph Bell of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (1998-2001)

California Southern Baptists (1987-1990) - Director of Evangelism under Dr. C.B. Hogue

Tennessee Baptist Evangelists (1979, 1980) – President

United World Ministries, Inc. (501c3) - Founder and President during itinerant evangelism years

Southern Baptist Evangelism Conference, St. Louis (1976) - Conference Speaker.

CHURCHES SERVED AS PASTOR

First Baptist Church, Millington, Tennessee (1972-1974) - Pastor

Seventh Street Baptist Church that later became Northview Baptist Church

Called as Pastor for transition move to new location (1970-1972)

Associate Pastor with music responsibilities (1968-1970)

First Baptist Church, Medina, Tennessee (1964-1968) – Pastor

Bethel Baptist Church, Frankfort, Kentucky (1963-1964) – Pastor

Rock Hill Baptist Church, Lexington, Tennessee (1958-1962) – Pastor

Published Works:

The People of the Way – an evangelism booklet related to growing in Christ

Memoirs of a Country Squire – a biography of Conley Huskey

Business:

About You Salon and Day Spa, Gatlinburg, Tennessee (Current) – Co-owner

Virgil’s Motel, Gatlinburg, Tennessee (2000-2005) – Co-owner and Manager

Biography: Bryan Popin

When 5-year old Bryan Popin (Poe-pin) began playing piano, he had no idea that in just a few short years, God would use his extraordinary musical talents in a profound position of ministry. At age seven, Bryan performed concerts with his mother. At age 12, he dedicated his life to serving the Lord through his musical gift, and performed his first full concert alone. He then started ministering at concerts and conferences, performing from two to four each month.

Still a young man, Bryan became a licensed minister after graduating from ACTS Bible School. He has now been in full-time ministry since the age of 18. All though many people will be entertained, Bryan's heart is ministry. His musical gifts have opened many doors of opportunity, and his ministry has grown beyond his wildest imaginations. A concert pianist/ worship leader/ composer/ arranger/ producer, Bryan's talents and devotion to God have not gone unnoticed.

Bryan will never forget a pivotal turning point in his life when one evening Christian pianist Dino surprised Bryan and called him up on stage to perform during his concert. Dino felt lead to publicly pray for Bryan. From that point on, God increased Bryan's musical abilities tremendously. He was suddenly able to memorize, improvise, play by ear, arrange and produce instrumental backgrounds via the computer skills Bryan did not possess prior to this prayer. Bryan knew that his life and talent had been touched by God's hand when that night he was able to play 55 pages of classical music from memory. This brought Bryan to tears since this was something he could never do before. At that very moment, Bryan accepted the calling on his life. You will now find Bryan singing and leading people into joyful praise and intimate worship at his ministry concerts.

Moved by Bryan's talent and dedication to the Lord, Dove Award winning artists Reba Rambo & Dony McGuire invited Bryan to accompany them on tour in 1990. Bryan spent five summers on the road as part of the Rambo\McGuire Ministry, performing at venues across the country nearly every night of the week.

The hand of the Lord continues to open doors of opportunity for Bryan's ministry. His concert schedule remains quite busy, flying across the country is getting to be a normal activity. Yamaha even provides grand pianos for many of Bryan's concerts. Bryan ministers frequently at Bishop Jakes' The Potter's House in Dallas, Pastor Tommy Barnett's Phoenix First Assembly and at Bishop Don Meares' Evangel Church, where he is featured during their 14-performance Christmas production. He has ministered with Bishop Jakes at the National Women's Conference, has opened and played with renowned trumpeter Phil Driscoll, and has performed on "The 700 Club", "Trinity Broadcasting Network" (TBN) and many others. He has appeared in 49 of the 50 United States, in Canada and in The West Indies. A famous Nigerian Archbishop chose Bryan to be his special guest psalmist because of the strong anointing present on Bryan's life. Bryan has also appeared as an artist at the "Christian Artists' Seminar in the Rockies", where he performed with Jars of Clay, Dino, Steve Camp, Dick and Melodie Tunney and Scott Wesley Brown. Some say that Bryan appeals to both the young and to those that are young at heart. One of the greatest letters this ministry we has ever received was from a struggling Baptist church in Florida overwhelmed at how Bryan "was able to not only immediately capture the hearts of people, but so humbly and so effortlessly usher us into the presence of God... Bryan was able to not only relate to the young, but to those that are young at heart. He played a variety of songs which appealed to us all and the greatest of all was to see so many people re-dedicate their lives back to God."

Bryan has released eight albums. The first, Gifts From Above, was recorded at age 14 and is a collection of Bryan's own arrangements of classic hymns. Sounds of Glory and Love That Never Dies contain fully orchestrated collections of Bryan's compositions along with some contemporary and standard Christian favorites. His fourth album, Acoustic Expressions, was formed by many requests for a piano project to accompany prayer. It features Bryan playing sacred hymns and worship songs quietly and peacefully continuously in the studio. It also embraces some classical selections and some original pieces arranged by Bryan on the fly in the studio. Bryan's fifth album, Full Circle, was released in 2001. It features some contemporary originals and praise songs with a classical flair. After being inspired by some of the nation's greatest speakers, Bryan felt lead to compose a few songs that symbolized this great experience like the original song, "Power." This album also features some great standards like "My Tribute" and "I Surrender All." After studying Beethoven for many years, Bryan arranged a joyous orchestration of "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee." Bryan's sixth project, Joy... in the midst of the storm, is a journey of urban gospel music, to classical, to peaceful piano arrangements. This album has ministered to thousands across the country. Bryan now works with choirs and orchestras/bands at churches all over with great worshipful arrangements of "My Life Is In Your Hands" and "Breathe." This album has been an inspiration to many. Through life's experiences, Bryan has found that worship is a lifestyle and one can definitely take notice of that fact when listening to this project. Bryan recently finished recording his seventh album, Classics, featuring some of Bryan's favorite classic hymns like "Jesus Loves Me", "Because He Lives", "Amazing Grace" and "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" along with other Broadway themed compositions that Bryan has learned to not only play, but love... "Somewhere Out There", "Memory", "All I Ask Of You" and Patriotic songs held close to all of our hearts... "God Bless America" and "Battle Hymn Of The Republic." This project is just Bryan and a grand piano. Some say it's his best yet... Following this project is Bryan's eighth studio album/project, Christmas Favorites. This project has been long overdue, but extremely well received as Bryan's first Christmas project. It offers a wide variety of styles including a Latin feel to "I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas" & "We Wish You A Merry Christmas", a big band version of "Greensleeves" & "Hark The Herald Angels Sing." This project will help usher you into the Christmas season as it includes mostly all loved Christmas carols and worship choruses. Including "O Come Let Us Adore Him", "O Holy Night", "The First Noel", "Silent Night" and a medley of others.

Audiences and congregations of all ages have enjoyed Bryan's energetic musical performances, creative arrangements, and original orchestrations. He continues to add to his now current roster of over 200 original compositions. While his musical style has often been compared to a mixture of Dino and urban Gospel artist Kirk Franklin, Bryan's goal is "to bring a unique style to the piano that has never been brought before. I truly want my concerts/services to be uplifting and exciting, but more important than anything, I want people to be ministered to," Bryan says. "I want them to see and feel Jesus' love and compassion through a true worshipful experience... far beyond just a concert and far beyond just being entertained."

Biography: Harry House

Harry House has been surrounded by music his entire life. From being in the high school band, singing on the stage for the Knoxville Opera, to directing a church choir, he is very adept at bringing the music to life. That’s the most important factor in directing church worship, bringing the music of Jesus Christ alive in the hearts of those worshiping.

Harry has been a minister of music for churches for 25 years and has directed many multi-media dramas and choral worship experiences. Harry is a graduate of Shorter University in Georgia and is currently the Worship Leader/Minister of Music at First Baptist Church of Strawberry Plains, Tennessee where he leads the children’s choral programs, adult choir and the congregation in worship every week.

Music reaches the soul often when the spoken word can not; that is what happens when Harry leads, the Word comes to life in song.

Biography: Brother Billy Hastings

Billy Hastings is a Baptist minister from Gurdon Arkansas.

He and his wife Rebecca, of 58 years, raised 3 children in a small town in South Arkansas where he worked for Reynolds Metal Company for 34 years.

He was 44 years old when the Lord called him to the full-time ministry. His children were grown and Billy and his wife were just beginning to think of retirement and grandchildren. But the Lord had other plans for his life.

He was faithful to his calling and has since pastored churches throughout Arkansas. He was part of the ordination service for Presidential candidate, and former Arkansas Governor, Mike Huckabee. Billy was also co-owner of Central Hastings Academy, a private Christian school in Cabot, Arkansas.

Billy stood fast in his ministry during the 8 years he supported his wife, Rebecca, while she battled cancer that took her life. He has since remarried. He and his wife, Esther, live in Sparkman Arkansas. They just returned from a mission trip to Brazil.

Billy will be sharing his testimony about how God can take a man from a small town with country values and use him to reach and minister for the Glory of the Lord.

Biography: Diane Cain Taylor

Born Bobbie Diane Cain in Kingsport, Tennessee, to parents Bob and Dorothy Mull Cain, Diane was gifted at an early age with a quick wit and a good sense of humor. She always enjoyed making her friends and family laugh. During her school years at Kingsley Elementary School she was named “wittiest girl in the seventh grade.” But, even though God had given her an outgoing and friendly personality, she was moderately reserved growing up. Still, in her heart, she had a desire to one day make people laugh as she saw Carol Burnette do on television.

At the young age of 13, Diane accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior during an old-fashioned revival service and immediately felt in her heart that God wanted her to be a great witness for Him. Soon afterward, she was baptized at her home church, Bloomingdale Baptist, where she had attended since she was a toddler and where her family had been members since the early 1950’s. From the time she accepted Christ, church became the most important part of her life. She became active in everything available to her – the YWA’s (Young Women’s Auxiliary) at age 15, the youth choir, and later joined the church choir and became a member of the church quartet. Seldom did she miss a Sunday or Wednesday service.

Diane’s desire to help people find the Lord continued to grow. Because she knew her family could not afford to send her to college, becoming a missionary was ruled out of her future. But she thought God would allow her to marry a preacher, so she started praying earnestly toward that end. She prayed that prayer throughout her teen years and continued to pray it as she dated good Christian young men, one of who was a Baptist pastor.

Then, at age 21, at the Kingsport Civic Auditorium, Diane met Steve Taylor on January 13, 1973, at a gospel music concert. Steve was the first tenor in a popular regional group called The Galileans Quartet. Steve wasn’t a preacher, but Diane recognized that he was a very talented Christian young man. During intermission at the concert, Steve asked Diane for a date and, the next night, they went together to a church where Steve’s quartet was appearing. On that night Diane knew she had met the man she had been praying for.

Satisfied that God had sent her life's mate to her, Diane stopped praying for the Lord to send her a preacher, and the two were married on March 29, 1974. Six years later, on September 14, 1980, to Diane's surprise, her husband answered the call to preach the Gospel. Without telling Diane, Steve had been "running from God's call," but that night Diane realized that God had indeed answered a young girl's prayer. After seven years together (one dating and six married) God answered a prayer that was prayed for the exact number of years prior to their meeting. As a result of that answered prayer, Diane has encouraged teen girls over the years never to give up -- that God is in control and that He does answer their prayers!

On the night she met her future husband, Diane claimed Psalm 37:4 as her life verse: "Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart." And the rest, as they say, is history.

After surrendering their lives to full-time ministry service in 1983, Diane and Steve re-located to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where -- at age 30 -- Steve enrolled at Tennessee Temple University. Upon graduation in 1987, God placed him in a Southern Baptist Convention church as a youth minister. From that day to the present, Steve has served as pastor to several Southern Baptist churches. Presently, Steve is the Senior Pastor of Zion Grove Baptist Church in Sevierville, TN. Throughout Steve's pastoral ministry he and Diane have sung Southern Gospel music together and have been privileged to record several CD's.

While praying in the Spring of 2008, the Holy Spirit revealed to Diane that another of her heart's desires was going to be fulfilled -- the opportunity to become a Christian comedienne. The very next month, the comedy door was opened, Diane walked through it, and she hasn't looked back. Once again, she has been amazed at how God answers prayers in His own time and way.

Diane totally loves making people laugh in a Christian setting, and she knows that God is greatly blessing this endeavor. Her strong beliefs and faith in God are evident in her programs. Whatever your Christian background, Diane's comedy routines will bring happiness into your life. Using wit and wisdom she will not only entertain but will also inspire and encourage you. With something for all ages, Diane's specialties are "mini- marriage enrichment seminars" and "old folks inspirational times. " But she's working on "church news and happenings" as well as "religious and spiritual people" routines.

With her witty and bubbly personality, Diane is a delight on stage. Her enthusiasm, positive attitude, sense of humor, and her love for God and family make her programs a truly unforgettable experience. Additionally, Steve and Diane have been hailed as some of today's finest Southern Gospel artists, with music and comedy included in all of their programs, concerts, or shows.

Diane has two favorite sayings: "We are blessed to be a blessing," and "I am too blessed to be stressed." When you hear one of Diane's programs, you'll see for yourself that both certainly apply to her!