Advancing its longstanding partnership with 9Marks ministries, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary will launch a redesigned 9Marks at Midwestern Conference in April 2026.
The new conference will be held biannually in the spring and will explore the full scope of 9Marks’ teaching on ecclesiology to equip pastors and seminary students for healthy church leadership.
New format
“I am grateful for the new format of our 9Marks at Midwestern Conference,” said President Jason Allen. “It has been a joy to host these annual 9Marks conferences, each on a particular ‘mark,’ for the past several years. However, because our students are only with us for two to three years, they were only exposed to two or three marks during their time studying on campus. With this new model, our students will be exposed to all nine marks every other year. Ecclesiology is incredibly important for what we do, and this new model helps us further strengthen and equip our students and regional pastors to be for the Church.”
Mark Dever, president of 9Marks and senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., shared his encouragement in the partnership. “Midwestern Seminary has been a great partner for 9Marks in promoting gospel work in the heart of America. I look forward to this partnership continuing and even growing in the years to come. This conference is a crucial part of that partnership. I hope that pastors will come and be equipped and encouraged.”
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Michaela Classen and originally published by Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
