Tellers named for SBC in Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (BP)–Members of the Tellers Committee for the June 10-11 annual meeting of the Sothern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis have been named by SBC President Frank Page. Michael Barrett, pastor of Pleasant Garden Baptist Church in Pleasant Garden, N.C., has been named committee chairman. Other committee members, listed by state, are: ALABAMA — Joe Bob […]
Page names Credentials Committee
INDIANAPOLIS (BP)–Southern Baptist Convention President Frank Page has named members of the Credentials Committee for the June 10-11 annual meeting in Indianapolis. Mark R. Elliott, director of missions for the Eastern Nebraska Association in Bellevue, Neb., will be the committee chairman. Other committee members, listed by state, are: ALABAMA — David Patty, director of missions, […]
Page names Committee on Committees
INDIANAPOLIS (BP)–Appointments to the Southern Baptist Convention’s Committee on Committees have been announced by SBC President Frank Page. Page, pastor of First Baptist Church in Taylors, S.C., announced the appointments in accordance with SBC Bylaw 19 which requires that their names be released to Baptist Press no later than 45 days prior to the annual […]
SBC EC, boards, commission, seminaries, committee nominees announced
INDIANAPOLIS (BP)—Nominees to serve on the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, the four denominational boards (International and North American Mission boards, LifeWay Christian Resources, GuideStone Financial Resources), the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, the six seminaries and the Committee on Order of Business have been selected by the 2008 SBC Committee on Nominations. Nominees will […]
Wives’ luncheon: ‘How to Love a Leader’
INDIANAPOLIS (BP)–“How to Love a Leader” will be the theme of the 53rd annual Ministers’ Wives Luncheon Tuesday, June 10, in Indianapolis. Gary Chapman, author of “The Five Love Languages,” will be the guest speaker at the noon luncheon open to all women who are married to Southern Baptist ministers. Liz Traylor, president of this […]
Wives’ conference: ‘Knowing God’
INDIANAPOLIS (BP)–“Knowing God” will be the theme for the annual Pastors’ Wives Conference of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Pastors’ Conference, with several noted pastors’ wives to share ways God has strengthened them in their life experiences. The 8:30 a.m.-noon session on Monday, June 9, in the Indiana Convention Center’s Sagamore Ballrooms 1-3 is free of […]
Black workers’ journal looks at evangelism
INDIANAPOLIS (BP)–The sixth volume of The Journal of African American Southern Baptist History will be presented during the 13th annual meeting of the Black Southern Baptist Denominational Servants Network June 8. The network’s meeting, held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, will begin with a catered meal at 2 p.m. […]
NAAF to aid 7 churches in Crossover
INDIANAPOLIS (BP)–Two longtime pastors will be honored during the June 8-9 meeting of the National African American Fellowship of the Southern Baptist Convention, while Mark Croston Sr. will recap his unprecedented three-year term as NAAF president. But on Saturday, June 7, the NAAF is encouraging its members to participate in the Crossover Indianapolis by engaging […]
NAMB slates Hispanic gatherings
INDIANAPOLIS (BP)–The North American Mission Board will host a national Hispanic celebration on Sunday, June 8, from 6-9 pm at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown in Marriott Ballrooms 5 and 6 on Level 2. NAMB President Geoff Hammond and Louisiana pastor Gonzalo Rodriguez of Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Metairie, will be the featured speakers. The […]
Korean Council to meet in L.A.
LOS ANGELES (BP)–A record number of Korean Southern Baptists are anticipated June 16-19 at the 27th annual meeting of the Council of Korean Southern Baptist Churches in America. The gathering of Koreans from North, Central and South America is slated for the first time in several years on the West Coast, gateway to Pacific Rim […]
