In 2016, as 16-year-old Shantrice Coleman walked up to the microphone during the third session of the Youth Evangelism Conference, she got an unprompted standing ovation.

The theme of the conference was SPEAK, and Coleman had been delivering spoken-word challenges to the students throughout the weekend.

Those words connected with the audience, Scooter Kellum said. (continued…)

Read the full story from The Alabama Baptist newspaper – http://www.thealabamabaptist.org/youth-evangelism-conference-reworking-focus-has-new-name/