PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Louisiana Baptists Hispanic Evangelism Conference

LAFAYETTE – Carlos Schmidt, organizer of the Hispanic Evangelism Conference held Jan. 22-23 at First Baptist Church in Lafayette, said the event emphasized the importance of “not separating evangelism from discipleship.” Schmidt is a catalytic church planter and strategist for Louisiana Baptists.

“God used the conference to remind us we are called to make disciples,” he said, adding that it was important to him the assimilation strategies and systems presented during the sessions “are reproducible” among Hispanic congregations.

Wilson Campoverde, keynote speaker of the 2016 Hispanic Evangelism Conference, chats with one of the participants of the conference Jan. 22 at The Branch Baptist Church on the grounds of First Baptist Church Lafayette.
Carlos Schmidt, catalytic church planter and strategist for Louisiana Baptists, speaks with former International Mission Board missionary Alan and Donna Brown. The Brown’s spent more than 12 years in Mexico planting numerous churches before being some of the 600 missionaries to be called home by the IMB.
Carolyn Tullos Adkisson, a member of El Nuevo Hispanic Baptist Church in Lafayette, sets up for a banquet that helped kick off the 2016 Hispanic Evangelism Conference at First Baptist Church in Lafayette.
Participants of the Louisiana Baptists Hispanic Evangelism Conference exchange handshakes. The event was held Jan. 22-23 at First Baptist Church in Lafayette.
A man prays during the Hispanic Evangelism Conference, which took place Jan. 22-23 at First Baptist Church in Lafayette.
A man prays during the Hispanic Evangelism Conference, which took place Jan. 22-23 at First Baptist Church in Lafayette.
The Hispanic Evangelism Conference featured a banquet during the first night. Held Jan. 22-23 at First Baptist Church in Lafayette, the conference also featured messages and music.
The Hispanic Evangelism Conference featured a banquet during the first night. Held Jan. 22-23 at First Baptist Church in Lafayette, the conference also featured messages and music.
Music like this trio was an important part of the Hispanic Evangelism Conference, held Jan. 22-23 at First Baptist Church in Lafayette.
A man worships at the Hispanic Evangelism Conference at First Baptist Church in Lafayette. The gathering of Hispanic Louisiana Baptist pastors, their spouses and others took place Jan. 22-23.
A woman worships at the Hispanic Evangelism Conference at First Baptist Church in Lafayette. The gathering of Hispanic Louisiana Baptist pastors, their spouses and others took place Jan. 22-23.
Carlos Schmidt, catalytic church planter and strategist for Louisiana Baptists, addresses the Hispanic Evangelism Conference, held Jan. 22-23 at First Baptist Church in Lafayette.
Wilson Campoverde, who lives in Mission, Texas and travels to numerous countries to share about discipleship and church planting, is introduced to the audience by Carlos Schmidt, organizer of the Hispanic Evangelism Conference and the Louisiana Baptist Convention’s catalytic church planter and strategist.
Attendees of the Hispanic Evangelism Conference gather at First Baptist Church in Lafayette. The gathering of Hispanic Louisiana Baptist pastors, their spouses and others took place Jan. 22-23.
Wilson Campoverde, who was born in Curena, Ecuador and has been serving the Lord for more than 30 years in Latin America, captivated the audience on the first evening of the 2016 Hispanic Evangelism Conference held Jan. 22-23 at First Baptist Church in Lafayette.