NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) - Messengers to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention this June in Nashville, Tenn., will have opportunities to attend intensive ministry training sessions and participate in an unprecedented door-to-door evangelistic effort.

The seminars will occur June 23-24 as a part of "Fast 50 ... 50 Seminars for Growing Leaders," an event hosted by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.

LifeWay will also serve as a co-sponsor of Crossover Nashville June 17-19 along with the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and the Tennessee Baptist Convention. Crossover leaders anticipate more than 12,000 participants, including 10,000 volunteers who will conduct door-to-door evangelism June 18.

Crossover Nashville will feature Southern Baptists from across the country conducting door-to-door evangelism in conjunction with 200 Nashville-area churches. The 12,000 Southern Baptists who are expected at Crossover would break the previous attendance record of approximately 2,000.

The increased attendance is expected partly in response to SBC President Bobby Welch's "Everyone Can Kingdom Challenge for Evangelism" national bus tour, during which he challenged Southern Baptists to participate in Crossover in record numbers.

Crossover administrators expect a large number of teenagers to energize the door-to-door evangelism effort.

To register for Crossover Nashville, call 1 (877) 324-8498 or email everyonecan@lifeway.com.