Stories tagged with: 2019 sbc annual meeting preview

• SBC EC may revise sex abuse prevention proposal

  by Diana Chandler, posted Thursday, May 30, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

  Photo by Jim Veneman

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee will consider in June revising its proposed constitutional amendment on sex abuse and racism, and may recommend a new standing committee to assess claims of misconduct against churches.

  In a cooperative effort, the SBC Bylaws Workgroup drafted the revisions, EC officers provided input and various leaders reviewed them, expressly SBC President J.D. Greear, EC President and CEO Ronnie Floyd, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission President Russell Moore, and Sexual Abuse Advisory Study participant Rachael Denhollander. Read More

• SBC exhibits: new leaders, conversation & fun

  by BP Staff, posted Friday, May 17, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

  Photo by Samuelle Grove

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Southern Baptist leaders once again will have much to talk about at this year's Cooperative Program exhibit hall booth during the 2019 SBC Annual Meeting in Birmingham, Ala.

  Among the topics at the CP Stage and Platform are everything from adoption, the sexual abuse crisis and church revitalization to the new movie, "Overcomer." The exhibit hall area of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex will be open June 10-12. Read More

• N.C. pastor Eddie Eaton to be recording sec. nominee

  by David Roach, posted Thursday, May 16, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- North Carolina pastor Eddie Eaton will be nominated for recording secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention, Florida pastor Mike Orr announced today (May 16).

  Eaton is "a proven leader," "Kingdom minded," and "administratively gifted," Orr, pastor of First Baptist Church in Chipley, Fla., told Baptist Press in relaying his intent to nominate Eaton at the June 11-12 SBC annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala. Read More

• Currence to be renominated as SBC registration sec.

  by BP Staff, posted Monday, May 13, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Don Currence, a Missouri administrative pastor, will be nominated for a third term as Southern Baptist Convention registration secretary, his pastor Phillip Burden announced today (May 13).

  "Nobody in the SBC knows the registration process better than Don Currence," said Burden, pastor of First Baptist Church in Ozark, Mo., where Currence has served on staff 26 years. "Don understands the task before him and will continue to serve our convention with competence and humility." Read More

• Acteens celebrates 50 years

  by Drew Elizabeth Rushing, posted Tuesday, May 07, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

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  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- This year, Woman's Missionary Union (WMU) celebrates the 50th anniversary of Acteens, the missions education group for girls in grades 7–12.

  To kick off the celebration, WMU will bring together former Acteens to reflect on the past and look to the future on Friday, June 7. The event, Acteens for Life, will take place at national WMU headquarters in Birmingham, Ala., prior to the Southern Baptist Convention's meeting, June 11-12. Read More

• Yeats to be renominated as SBC recording secretary

  by BP Staff, posted Friday, May 03, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Missouri Baptist Convention executive director John L. Yeats will be nominated for a 23rd term as the Southern Baptist Convention's recording secretary, Missouri church planter Jon Nelson announced today (May 3). Read More

• Hispanic Baptist unity: a Gospel imperative

  by Art Toalston, posted Friday, May 03, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Unity is a biblical mandate vital for empowering Hispanic Baptists' witness for Christ, two leaders said in setting forth their vision for cooperative efforts that transcend cultural impediments.

  Jonathan Santiago and Daniel Sanchez, two longtime Hispanic leaders in Southern Baptist life, responded to questions from Baptist Press about Hispanic unity in view of the June 10 gathering, "Celebrating Our Diversity and Unity in Christ" in Birmingham, Ala., prior to the SBC's June 11-12 annual meeting. Read More

• 9Marks, B21, FTC among events for SBC attendees

  by BP Staff, posted Friday, April 26, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

  BP file photo by Mark Ira Hooks

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Several Christian ministries -- including 9Marks and Baptist21 -- will offer events on topics ranging from growing healthy churches to current issues in the Southern Baptist Convention for messengers and others attending the SBC's June 11-12 annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala. Read More

• Evangelists add hymns & choruses to SBC activities

  by Karen L. Willoughby, posted Friday, April 26, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

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  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- Add a sing-a-long to the activities planned by the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists prior to the 2019 SBC Annual Meeting.

  The COSBE sing-a-long -- from 4:30-6 p.m. Monday, June 10 -- will be held in Forum J of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. Read More

• SBCAL constitution, bylaws vote after 2018 study

  by Diana Chandler, posted Friday, April 26, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

  BP file photo by Marc Ira Hooks

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- The Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders (SBCAL) will consider constitution and bylaw changes at its annual meeting June 9-10 in Birmingham, Ala., designed to comply with a study team report unanimously adopted in 2018.

  The sweeping report, which led to the new name of associational mission strategist instead of director of missions, also recommended that the SBCAL increase its advocacy of the role of associational leaders across the Southern Baptist Convention. Read More