9Marks Pastor Garrett Kell to Speak at Cedarville

by Victoria Stearns, Public Relations Writer – November 11, 2015

Garrett Kell will speak in chapel on Nov. 12, the first day of the 9Marks Pastor's Conference.

Garrett Kell, lead pastor at Del Ray Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, will speak in Cedarville University chapel on Thursday, November 12, as part of the 9Marks Pastors Conference, which is being hosted by the University.

Kell has served at Del Ray Baptist since 2012 and previously served as the senior pastor at Graham Bible Church in Graham, Texas, and Capitol Hills Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.

He is a regular contributor to The Gospel Coalition, 9Marks and For The Church – programs that provide Gospel-centered resources that are pastoral, practical and devotional to churches. He composes forthright articles on current social, political and biblical issues. 

A native of West Virginia, Kell earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Virginia Tech in 2000 and a master’s in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. 

He and his wife, Carrie, have four children, Eden, Haddon, Phoebe and Graham. 

Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is an accredited, Christ-centered, Baptist institution with an enrollment of 3,711 undergraduate, graduate and online students in more than 100 areas of study. Founded in 18 87, Cedarville is recognized nationally for its authentic Christian community, rigorous academic programs, strong graduation and retention rates, accredited professional and health science offerings and leading student satisfaction ratings.