Messengers arrive for the third day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
Katie Nixon sings on stage during the third day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
Katie Nixon performs during the third day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
Georgia Baptist Convention President Josh Saefkow applauds as W. Thomas Hammond, executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, makes a point during his presentation on the third day of the Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood reacts as W. Thomas Hammond, right, executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, asks him if more money would help the IMB, during the third day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood reacts as the IMB is presented with a $1.7 million gift from the Georgia Baptist Convention, during the third day of the Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood and W. Thomas Hammond, left, executive director of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, applaud as the IMB is presented with a $1.7 million gift from the Georgia Baptist Convention, during the third day of the Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood, left, thanks Georgia Baptists after receiving a $1.7 million gift from the Georgia Baptist Convention, during the third day of the Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
Dustin Simmons leads the choir in worship during the third day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
A monitor shows Georgia Baptist Convention President Josh Saefkow as he speaks during the third day of the Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
Georgia Baptist Convention President Josh Saefkow speaks during the third day of the Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
Georgia Baptist Convention President Josh Saefkow speaks during the third day of the Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
Georgia Baptist Convention President Josh Saefkow speaks during the third day of the Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
A messenger walks past a video sign during the third day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
Georgia Baptist Convention President Josh Saefkow, left, and Kayla Smith worship during the third day of the Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
Messengers worship during the third day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
Shane Pruitt, next gen director for the North American Mission Board, speaks on the third day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting Tuesday at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
Q Mercer, right, associational mission strategist for the Washington Baptist Association, prays over Georgia Baptist Convention President Josh Saefkow during the third day of the Convention's 201st annual meeting Tuesday at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
Dr. Donald Dowless, president of Shorter University, and Provost John Reams, right, speak with a messenger at the school's booth in the vendor area during the third day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting Tuesday at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
Georgia Baptist Convention President Josh Saefkow gavels the Convention's 201st annual meeting to a close, at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga. (Index/Henry Durand)
