Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story contained the wrong hotel information for the SBCAL meeting.
ORLANDO – The Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists plans to host an hour-long praise and worship service as a concluding event of Crossover Orlando. The event will start at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at Central Parkway Baptist Church in Orlando, 5281 Central Florida Pkwy., where Paul Luis is pastor. All are welcome.
The Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders plans to host a 9 a.m. Sunday worship service in Ballrooms A and B at the Rosen Plaza Hotel adjacent to the Orange County Convention Center. International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood is to be the guest speaker. All are welcome.
Evangelists
“A ‘Meet and Greet’ time with our evangelists will take place in the church’s fellowship hall prior to and after the service,” said Amy Stockwell, the Evangelists’ secretary/treasurer. “This event promises to be a special and encouraging time of worship led by those uniquely qualified with the spiritual gift and calling of the Evangelist as outlined in Ephesians 4.”
Special guest Evangelist Daniel Ritchie is to headline the praise and worship service, along with special music led by music evangelists Russell and Kristi Johnson. Other members of SBC Evangelists including several past presidents of the SBC Evangelists’ group also plan to participate in the program.
“SBC Evangelists also are hosting a booth – #232 – in the Exhibit Hall during the SBC annual meeting,” Stockwell continued. “Come and meet your SBC Evangelists and find out more about their individual ministries. Many of them have ongoing international mission projects in various countries, along with ministry in local churches across the nation.
“Your SBC Evangelists are ready to serve your church family with special evangelistic outreach events, evangelism training, mission projects, revivals, and much more,” Stockwell said. “Our online directory may be found at www.sbcevangelist.org along with a host of resource materials and information about how to share the Gospel message and the love of Christ.”
SBCAL
Associational leaders with a theme of “Faithful to multiply” based on 2 Timothy 2:2 plan to present a full slate of agenda items and an even fuller slate of dignitaries during their gathering in Orlando. SBCAL is to meet from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday.
Nate Jernigan, assistant professor of music and worship at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is to bring special music during the Sunday morning service.
Speakers at SBCAL in addition to Chitwood are to include; Bob Bumgarner, AMS, First Coast Churches, Jacksonville, Fla.; and Daniel Ritchie, SBC First Vice President and Evangelist, who is to speak during the Sunday lunch. As part of that session, the AMS of the year is to be announced.
Evan Lenow, new president of the SBC’s Ethicks & Religious Liberty Commission, is to speak during the afternoon plenary/business session. There is to be a vote on adopting an increased budget that adds a Care Coordinator and regional ministry coordinators. A vote on officers and executive team members also is to take place during the business session. Ron Shepard, executive director of the Puget Sound Baptist Association in Seattle/Tacoma, Wash., is to be nominated as the new chairman of the executive team.
GuideStone Financial Resources President Hance Dilbeck is to speak during SBCAL’s 5:50 p.m. banquet. During that part of the day, Ryan Blackwell, Lifeway Christian Resources’ new president, is to bring greetings, and recognition of milestone anniversaries and retirements are to be announced.
Josh Powell, pastor of Taylors (S.C.) First Baptist Church and Willy Rice, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater, Fla., are to discuss their views during an SBCAL Presidential Candidate Forum during the banquet.
“Associational Mission Strategists (AMSs) who regularly attend say our SBCAL Annual Conference provides great inspiration, equipping, breakout sessions, and networking,” said SBCAL’s President and CEO Ray Gentry. “Many say it is a highlight of being at the SBC Annual Meeting each year.”
The event also is to include a ministry fair.
“I’m looking forward to the excitement and sweet spirit we have every year as we sharpen one another as iron sharpens iron, and to see if we will equal or exceed the 450-plus who participated in Dallas,” Gentry added.
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