Joseph Martin, a Dove-award nominated composer and pianist, will be a prominent part of the program of the next year's Cooperative Baptist Fellowship general assembly, the CBF has announced.

The event will be held June 29-July 2 at Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas.

Martin, director of sacred publications for Shawnee Press, has performed as a soloist and featured orchestra artist throughout the United States and Mexico. He has more than 750 compositions in print.

“His own particular style of playing is unique. As a solo concert artist, he'll bring a significant amount of weight to the program,” said Paul Magyar, minister of music and worship at Tallowood Baptist Church in Houston.

Other featured events will include an address by Daniel Vestal, the Fellowship's national coordinator; a Wednesday evening hymn festival at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth; a Hispanic leadership conference; and “Companions in Christ” training in English and Spanish.

Friday evening's concluding session will include the commissioning of new CBF global missions field personnel.

Departing from the traditional midday Thursday through Saturday morning schedule, the assembly will run Thursday morning, June 30, through Friday evening, July 1, with auxiliary events being offered Wednesday, June 29, and Saturday, July 2.

This year's theme is “Being the Presence of Christ in All the World.”

Online registration and hotel reservations can be made at the Fellowship's Web site, www.thefellowship.info.

Special to the Herald

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