2021 Apopka Mayor's Prayer Breakfast

519 South Central Avenue,Apopka FL 32703

06 May, 2021

Description

Join Mayor Bryan Nelson, the ACMA, and Apopka community for the 2021 Apopka Mayor's Prayer Breakfast with guest speaker, Dr. Kevin Baird. What to ExpectThe Apopka Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast is an annual gathering together of the Apopka area community and local leaders to unite in prayer and purpose as we seek God’s mercy, will, and providence for our city, county, state, and nation. It is held in conjunction with the National Day of Prayer which occurs every year on the first Thursday in May. The local breakfast is hosted by the residing Mayor of Apopka in partnership with the Apopka Christian Ministerial Alliance (ACMA) and will include musical performances, video presentations, prayers led by various community leaders, and an inspirational message from the current year’s special guest speaker, Dr. Kevin Baird, Director of Pastoral Ministries from the Florida Family Policy Council. To learn more about the National Day of Prayer - click here Table SponsorshipsCall or text Pastor Joe Bankson at (407) 462-7742 to sign up as a Table Sponsor. (Sponsors must register by April 16th, 2021 to receive advertising benefits and video screen acknowledgments.) Gold - $1,000 : 2 VIP tables (seats 8 each) + tickets and 5 VIP parking passes. Includes logo on all print advertising, logo acknowledgment in the program handout, on-stage and video screen acknowledgments throughout the morning, complete with major logo presentation. Silver - $500 : 1 VIP table (seats 8) + tickets and 3 VIP parking passes. Includes name listed on all print advertisements, name listed in the program handout, and video screen acknowledgments throughout the morning. Bronze - $300 : 1 Reserved Table (seats 8) + tickets. Includes a line mention in the program handout. About the Speaker: Dr. Kevin Baird Kevin Baird is the Director of Pastoral Ministries, a division of the Florida Family Policy Council, and a veteran minister for over 40 years. His educational background includes undergraduate degrees in both religion and philosophy, as well as graduate degrees in both Historical Theology (M.Div.) and History of Christian Thought (D.Min.). His ministry experience has been extensive through the years as a lead pastor, church planter, national conference speaker, college professor, talk radio host, biblical worldview advocate in public policy, and media analyst on politics and culture. He has been an invited contributor to multiple national media outlets including numerous newspapers, radio, and cable news networks. In addition to his pastoral experience, he has been highly involved in activating pastors towards greater civic engagement and public policy advocacy. In 2008, he was one of a group of national pastors who challenged the constitutionality of The Johnson Amendment of the IRS Code 501(c)3, which restricts a pastor’s First Amendment rights in the pulpit. In 2013, he was the founding director of the South Carolina Pastors Alliance, a group of nearly 500 pastors networking together to influence legislation especially in the areas of life, marriage, family, and religious liberty. He has been a featured speaker at numerous rallies, conferences, and seminars representing the pastor’s role in important cultural conversations. Along with these speaking venues, he has spent significant time in the college classroom teaching aspiring pastors his course, “A Theology of Civic Reformation: Engaging the Culture with a Biblical Worldview”. Most recently, as the Director of Pastoral Ministries for the Florida Family Policy Council, his role is to connect the 12,600 self-identified, evangelical pastors in Florida with their civic leaders for prayer, partnership, and public policy engagement. This mission is called, The Florida Capitol Project. Through this project, he educates pastors concerning their historic and biblical role as civic influencers. Secondly, he equips pastors with leadership tools to be effective with their spiritual influence. Finally, he empowers pastors with opportunities for connection and ministry to their civic representatives. This vision is quickly spreading and becoming a powerful template to impact civic representatives not only in Florida, but numerous states across the nation. He has been married to his wife Tracie for 39 years and has 3 children, 2 “daughters-in-love”, and 2 amazing grandsons. Questions? For all event information and questions, please contact Pastor Joe Bankson (Victory Church WOC) @ 407-462-7742.