2021 Annual Meeting

NASHVILLE (BP) – Focusing on the topic of the future of ministry and mission within the Southern Baptist Convention, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS) President Jason Allen moderated a panel discussion during the sixth annual For the Church Regional Micro-Conference held Tuesday (June 15) in the JW Marriott Griffin Ballroom in Nashville.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Florida pastor Willy Rice gave Southern Baptists somewhat of an investment pitch Wednesday (June 16). Go for gold, silver and precious jewels, he said, not the wood, hay and straw that has its short-term advantages but little benefit in terms of longevity.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Women gathered Tuesday (June 15) for the 2021 Women & Work forum to receive encouragement as they seek the Lord’s calling and work confidently in a world of discouragement.

NASHVILLE (BP) -- What happens to a messenger's ballot after it's placed in an usher's bucket? Photographer Eric Brown -- with approval from SBC Registration Secretary Don Currence -- captured moments along the journey of the ballots from the first round of the June 15 SBC presidential election as they made their way from the floor to the SBC Tellers' counting room.

NASHVILLE (BP) – The Send Conference en Español training sessions Monday morning (June 14) at the Music City Center preceding the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting attracted dozens of Hispanics to each of the workshops designed to equip, enrich and encourage them in missions.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Gathered at tables with hearts prepared for fellowship, women received teaching and encouragement in their battles against discouragement at the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention’s Ministers’ Wives Luncheon Tuesday (June 15).

NASHVILLE (BP) – As a musician since the age of 11, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee told Southern Baptist evangelists he knows the first thing he has to do when he picks up an instrument is to tune it so each note sounds like it should.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Messengers to the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting approved a broad resolution on the Bible’s sufficiency regarding race and racial reconciliation Tuesday (June 15) but chose not to address specifically the contentious issue of critical race theory.

NASHVILLE (BP) – GuideStone President O.S. Hawkins thanked Southern Baptists for their support, prayers and the opportunity to serve the 103-year-old ministry as he gave his final report to messengers meeting Monday (June 15) in Nashville. Hawkins last year asked trustees to appoint a presidential search committee, chaired by retired Kansas pastor and trustee Steve Dighton. Last month, trustees unanimously elected D. Hance Dilbeck Jr., to become GuideStone president-elect.

NASHVILLE (BP) – In the press conference following his election as the 46th president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Ed Litton spoke of family, healing and conversations to come. All of those dealt not only with subjects such as racial reconciliation and sexual abuse, but a Convention still divided over how to approach them.