Dear Trustees of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee and the Churches and Baptist Bodies of our Convention Family, When I arrived in Nashville to serve the Lord and our Baptist Family on Monday, May, 20, 2019, I did so with a strong vision and passion to inspire a renewed sense of cooperation, all for […]
Robyn Hari, chair of the Executive Committee’s Finance and Stewardship Development Committee, speaks during a meeting on Tuesday in Nashville. By Timothy Cockes NASHVILLE (BP) – The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee considered a number of referrals from messengers at the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting and approved several financial items at the entity’s meeting Tuesday […]
Anne Wilson never expected to be a contemporary Christian music singer. She considers her new career as miraculous. By Mark Maynard NASHVILLE (BP) – Anne Wilson was always reaching for the stars. She just never dreamed it would be as a contemporary Christian music artist. The 19-year-old Kentucky native had aspirations of becoming an astronaut […]
NASHVILLE – The 2021 SBC Annual Meeting will convene at the Music City Center on Tuesday, June 15, at 8 a.m. and conclude Wednesday, June 16, at 5 p.m. “Our Committee on Order of Business has worked diligently to produce a program agenda for this year’s annual meeting that will enable messengers to engage with […]
NASHVILLE – Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear has announced the 68 members of the Committee on Committees that will meet prior to the SBC Annual Meeting in Nashville June 15-16. Greear, pastor of The Summit Church in Durham, N.C., has named Meredith Cook, a member of Neartown Church in Houston, as chair of this […]
By George SchroederAssociate Vice President for Convention News, SBC Executive Committee NASHVILLE – The 2021 SBC Annual Meeting will move to the Music City Center in downtown Nashville June 15-16, the SBC Executive Committee announced today (April 15). According to Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the SBC Executive Committee, the shift was made in […]
By Amy WhitfieldAssociate Vice President for Communications, SBC Executive Committee NASHVILLE – The submission portal for 2021 SBC resolutions opened today (April 15) at 12:01 am. In accordance with SBC Bylaw 20, proposed resolutions may be submitted as early as April 15 but no later than 15 days prior to the SBC Annual Meeting, giving the Resolutions […]
2021 Annual Meeting Preparations NASHVILLE (BP) — After the cancellation of the 2020 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando, preparations are underway for the 2021 meeting to be held in Nashville at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. SBC Executive Committee President Ronnie Floyd is hosting a video conference call Aug. 11 with Tennessee-area pastors […]
A group of Georgia Baptists section-hiked a part of the Appalachian Trail in September…
“This property is not just a location – it’s a new community in which we can invest ourselves for the future.”
SEND North America Conference 2015 has come and gone. The missions gathering was held in Nashville, Aug. 3-4 and drew more than 13,500 people. Even though the conference is over, the impact on those who attended will be felt for some time to come. The theme was “Every Life on Mission Matters.” This theme was […]
LifeWay Christian Resources has entered into a contract for the sale of its campus in downtown Nashville. Contract terms, including the sale price, have not been disclosed pending closing of the sale in a few months, according to a LifeWay news release.