2011: SBC Annual Meeting Preview

PHOENIX (BP)–With 600 church planters of African-American heritage added to the rolls of the Black Southern Baptist Denominational Servants Network last year, the network’s annual meeting this year will focus on how the organization encourages its members professionally and personally. The network will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church […]

PHOENIX (BP)–The National African American Fellowship of the Southern Baptist Convention has modified its annual meeting to coordinate with the schedule and emphasis surrounding this year’s SBC annual meeting in Phoenix. The NAAF annual banquet, which previously was held on Monday evening, has been scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, in Room 129 A/B, […]

PHOENIX (BP)–The six Southern Baptist seminaries will hold their annual alumni luncheons on Wednesday June 15 during the SBC annual meeting. Following are the details of each luncheon: GOLDEN GATE SEMINARY — Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary’s president, Jeff Iorg, will be the featured speaker at the seminary’s Alumni and Friends Luncheon June 15 at […]

PHOENIX (BP)–Messengers to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention are invited to a Sunday morning worship service sponsored by the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists June 12 at 9 a.m. in the Valley of the Sun Ballroom at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel. Speakers include Harold Hunter, president of Trinity College of the […]

PHOENIX (BP)–The Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Directors of Missions will convene for their 51st meeting June 12-13 in Phoenix. Speakers will include Kevin Ezell, Tom Elliff, Ken Hemphill and Margaret Slusher. “I chose Dr. Ezell and Dr. Elliff because they are presidents of our mission boards, and the directors of missions need to hear […]

PHOENIX (BP)–Anne Wright, president of the 2011 SBC Ministers’ Wives’ Luncheon, said the theme “Influential Joy” came to her out of a personal journey. “About four years ago I came home from a trip to Africa with my husband and I had a severe battle with malaria. It took a long time for me to […]

WMU® Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting June 12-13, 2011 Wyndham Phoenix Downtown Hotel, Grand Ballroom 50 East Adams Street Registration opens at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 12. There is no charge to attend any of the general sessions or breakout sessions, and no preregistration is required. Sunday and Monday Breakout Sessions, Level 2 A […]

PHOENIX (BP)–“Proclaim!” will be theme drawn from Luke 4:18–19 for speakers, breakout conferences and music during the WMU Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting, June 12–13 in Phoenix. Ginger Smith, executive director of the Mission Centers of Houston (Texas), will be the keynote speaker for the celebration’s opening session on Sunday evening. Smith has served since […]

PHOENIX (BP)–The annual Pastors’ Wives Conference will follow the same theme of “Aspire” of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Pastors’ Conference, with Kay Warren as the keynote speaker. The conference will be held from 8:30-11:45 a.m. Monday, June 13, the North Ballroom A/B of the Phoenix Convention Center. There is no cost for the event and […]

SESSION 1 — JUNE 12, 5:30-8:30 p.m. The first session of the 2011 Pastors’ Conference will feature music by the ASPIRE Worship Team and Choir, video highlights of God’s activity as well as features on church planting in North America. In addition, there will be a special Ministry Development presentation by one of the ASPIRE […]