2022 Annual Meeting

NASHVILLE (BP) – John Yeats, who served 25 years as Southern Baptist Convention recording secretary, describes the SBC Annual as “one big aggregation” of all that Southern Baptists accomplish in the span of two days each June.

ANADARKO, Okla. (BP) – Mike Keahbone, pastor of First Baptist Church Lawton, Okla., not only played a crucial role in drafting a resolution decrying the forced conversion of Native peoples, but he has already begun to use the resolution as a way to minister to survivors.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood talked about the IMB’s new branding and how it relates to the entity's mission during two panels on the Cooperative Program stage in Anaheim, Calif., during the Southern Baptist annual meeting last month.  

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – Several Southern Baptist pastors and leaders highlighted the need for repentance and unity during a CP Stage panel forecasting the future of the SBC during last week’s SBC annual meeting.

Panelists at the June 21 early morning Baptist21 meeting included (left to right) Tom Ascol, Danny Akin, Juan Sanchez, Dana McCain, Bart Barber, Albert Mohler and moderator Jed Coppenger. Photo by Sonya Singh

LOS ANGELES – Celebration surrounded the historic 41st annual meeting of the Council of Korean Southern Baptist Churches in America.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – A candid conversation about the problems facing Southern Baptist churches and a discussion on the role of denominations headlined both 9Marks panel events coinciding with the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) hosted its annual Women’s Leadership Breakfast with guest speaker Jen Wilkin June 15 at the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting. This year’s breakfast centered on the importance and discipline of personal Bible study.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (BP) – Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s annual For the Church micro-conference leading up to the SBC Annual Meeting saw SBC influencers discussing “Six Humble Affirmations.”