FIRST-PERSON: The Great Commission coin
MOBILE, Ala. (BP)--In difficult economic times our minds naturally become focused on the top priority of the bottom line.
Ezell to be Pastors’ Conf. nominee
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Kevin Ezell, senior pastor of Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference during its June 21-22 meeting in Louisville, Ky., a former conference president, Hayes Wicker, announced May 14.
Ky. leader to be 1st VP nominee at SBC
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Kentucky pastor John Mark Toby will be nominated for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention during the June 23-24 annual meeting at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.
WMU names Acteens panel
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP)–For many teens, life is all about them. Members of Acteens, however, know that life is to be about their relationship with God and actively sharing His love with others. Each year, Woman’s Missionary Union recognizes a select group of Acteens — young women who exhibit commitment to Christ and to missions along […]
Tellers Committee members named for SBC
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–Members of the Tellers Committee for the June 23-24 annual meeting of the Sothern Baptist Convention in Louisville, Ky., have been named by SBC President Johnny Hunt. Paul Purvis of First Baptist Church in Forsyth, Mo., will serve as chairman. Other committee members, listed by state, are: ALABAMA — Carlos Lemus, Pueblo De […]
Hunt, Litton, encourage 40 days of prayer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–A prayer guide to lead Southern Baptists in 40 days of prayer for the upcoming pastors’ conference and annual meeting is now available at www.sbcpc.net. Johnny Hunt, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, and Ed Litton, president of the Pastors’ Conference, are calling on Southern Baptists to prepare spiritually for the Louisville meetings […]
Huckabee: See world through Jesus’ eyes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–When Mike Huckabee takes the podium at the Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference June 22 in Louisville, Ky., he will be standing at the intersection of the SBC annual meeting’s two major themes. The Pastors’ Conference theme — “What if?” — will challenge participants to trust God and engage a lost world, rather […]
‘ONE Student Rally’ to precede convention
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–The ONE Student Rally, sponsored in part by the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists (COSBE), will serve as an outreach tool ahead of the SBC annual meeting in Louisville, Ky. Dean Forrest, the event’s chief coordinator, told Baptist Press the rally is meant to attract local unchurched youth. “This is not just another […]
Shuttle service, parking & food options updated for Southern Baptist meeting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–An update on shuttle service and parking information has been issued for the upcoming Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, June 23-24 in the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. One of the shuttle routes has been consolidated, convention manager R. Clark Logan Jr. has announced. Logan, vice president for business and finance with the […]
Hunt names Committee on Committees
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–Appointments to the Southern Baptist Convention’s Committee on Committees have been announced by SBC President Johnny Hunt. Hunt, pastor of First Baptist Church of Woodstock, Ga., 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 […]
