Ken Whitten

Photos by Michael Duncan ORLANDO–At the 2024 Florida Baptist Pastors’ Conference Nov. 10-11 at First Baptist Church in Orlando, Florida Baptist pastors were encouraged to rest, based on Jesus’ words […]

Three Florida Baptist pastors presented messages at the 2023 Pastors’ Conference at the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, June 11-12.

Ken Whitten, recently retired pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa, Fla., will become national director of pastoral leadership at the North American Mission Board (NAMB), beginning in March. NAMB president Kevin Ezell shared the news at NAMB’s Board of Trustees meeting in Miami, February 7.

Florida Baptist pastors’ kingdom impact and influence often reach far beyond the borders of the Sunshine State.

The kingdom of God focuses on grace, loves authenticity and sees your possibility, said Ken Whitten, senior pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa.

The Church Regathering – join us for a discussion with Willy Rice, Brian Stowe and Ken Whitten as they share some insights and encouragement for pastors working through the process of regathering the church.

Saying that Satan seeks to divide, Ken Whitten called on Florida Baptists to examine their relationships with each other and God the Father during the Tuesday morning session of the Florida Baptist State Convention annual meeting in Orlando Nov. 12.

Ken Whitten, senior pastor of Idlewild Baptist Church in Lutz, has announced that he will be nominating North Carolina Pastor J.D. Greear for president of the Southern Baptist Convention at […]

Ken Whitten used to dream of playing professional baseball. But even though God closed that door following Whitten’s college pitching career nearly 40 years ago at Eastern Illinois University, He […]