Kan. pastor Steve Dighton to be 1st VP nominee
COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) -- Kansas pastor Steve Dighton will be nominated for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Texas pastor and former SBC president Jack Graham announced May 12. Dighton is senior pastoral advisor at the Kansas City-area Lenexa Baptist Church in Lenexa, Kan., a church he founded 25 years ago ...
FIRST-PERSON: 5 things you can expect at the SBC this year
"God will meet with us powerfully" is one of five expectations SBC President Ronnie Floyd voices to those who will be attending the convention's annual meeting, June 16-17 in Columbus, Ohio.
John Meador announced as Pastors’ Conf. nominee
COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) -- John Meador, pastor of the Dallas-area First Baptist Church in Euless, Texas, will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention Pastors' Conference, according to an announcement by Tennessee pastor Steve Gaines.
Yeats to be re-nominated as SBC recording secretary
COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) -- Joshua Hedger, a pastor and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary administrator, will nominate John L. Yeats for a 19th term as recording secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention at the June 16-17 annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio.
App available for 2015 SBC annual meeting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) -- Messengers to the 2015 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting can stay informed through a free smartphone app featuring schedules, maps, alerts, speakers, newsfeeds, the "Book of Reports," the "Daily Bulletin" and much more. The app will be available for iPhone, iPad, and Android users and can be downloaded by typing in "SBC Annual Meetings" in the device's app store. Once the app is downloaded, it will prompt you to install the information for the 2015 meeting. This year's preferred Twitter hashtag will be #sbc15. Messengers also can follow @SBCMeeting, @BaptistPress, @SBCLife, @sbccp, and @SBCPastorsconf for the latest annual meeting updates.
SBC 2015 schedule released
COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) -- The Southern Baptist Convention Committee on Order of Business has released this year's schedule for the annual meeting in Columbus.
WMU focus on surrender, sacrifice, service
COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) –– Prior to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Columbus, North American and international missionaries will share how God is at work around the world during the Woman's Missionary Union Missions Celebration and Annual Meeting, June 14–15.
SBC women’s events to share ‘Radiant’ focus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) -- Ministers' wives attending the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention are invited to a trio of women's events based on the theme, "Radiant." These events include a Pastors' Wives Conference, a Ministers' Wives Luncheon and a Women's Expo.
SBC Pastors’ Conference 2015 Schedule
Schedule for the 2015 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors' Conference in Columbus, Ohio.
Revival, spiritual awakening NAAF aim
COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP) -- Revival for the church and spiritual awakening for the U.S. culture are the focus of the National African American Fellowship as it holds its annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio, June 14–15, according to NAAF President K. Marshall Williams Sr.
