Women’s Conference Feb. 28, Frisco Conv. Center

FRISCO?The Women’s Conference on Feb. 28, preceding the Empower Evangelism Conference, will feature renowned vocalist Babbie Mason, popular women’s speaker and author Angela Thomas, Pam Tebow, mother of the Denver Broncos’ Tim Tebow and a former missionary to the Philippines, and Dorothy Patterson, professor of theology in women’s studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

The conference will be held across the street from the Dr. Pepper Arena, site of the evangelism conference sessions, in the Frisco Convention Center at the Embassy Suites.

Mason, the daughter of a Baptist pastor, often accompanied her father, the late George W. Wade, as he preached at home and at churches across the Great Lakes states. She has sung at Billy Graham Crusades worldwide, Carnegie Hall, for Presidents Carter, Ford and Bush, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, comedian Bill Cosby, and NBA great Michael Jordan.

Thomas is the best-selling author of numerous books including “Do You Think I’m Beautiful” and “My Single Mom Life.” She is Bible teacher and storyteller and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Dallas Theological Seminary.

Tebow is a member of First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Fla., and the mother of Bronco’s rookie quarterback and Heisman trophy winner Tim Tebow. The two were featured in a highly publicized pro-life commercial that aired during last year’s Super Bowl.

Patterson, the wife of Southwestern Seminary President Paige Patterson, is a theologian in her own right, having authored or contributed to numerous commentaries and scholarly articles. Her books include “The Family: Unchanging Principles for Changing Times,” and “A Handbook for Parents in the Ministry: Training Up a Child While Answering the Call.”