Editor’s note: This story was updated May 18, 2023, to reflect changes to the order of business on Tuesday, June 13.
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – The 2023 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting will convene at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Tuesday, June 13, at 8 a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, according to the official schedule for the meeting released Thursday (April 20).
“I’m very pleased with how this year’s SBC Annual Meeting schedule came together,” said Spence Shelton, chair of this year’s Committee on Order of Business and pastor of Mercy Church in Charlotte, N.C . “The Committee on Order of Business put a lot of prayer and thoughtfulness into this agenda, and I believe it’s going to be a great couple of days.”
The schedule is available online (here) and is posted below.
Tuesday Morning, June 13, 2023
8:00 Worship — James Cheesman, Convention music director; worship pastor, First Baptist Church, Farmersville, Texas
8:10 Opening Prayer
8:15 Welcome and Call to Order — Bart Barber, SBC president; pastor, First Baptist Church, Farmersville, Texas
8:25 Registration Report and Constitution of Convention — Don Currence, SBC registration secretary; administrative pastor, First Baptist Church, Ozark, Missouri
8:30 Committee on Order of Business Report (First) — Spence Shelton, chair; lead pastor, Mercy Church, Charlotte, North Carolina
8:35 Introduction for New Motions (First)
8:55 North American Mission Board Honoring our Chaplains — Chaplain Maj. Gen. Doug Carver
9:07 North American Mission Board Report — Kevin Ezell, president, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia
9:16 North American Mission Board Presentation — Kevin Ezell
9:41 International Mission Board Report — Paul Chitwood, president, International Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia
9:50 Mission Sending Celebration — Paul Chitwood
10:35 Worship — James Cheesman
10:50 President’s Address — Bart Barber
11:30 Closing Prayer
Tuesday Afternoon, June 13, 2023
2:00 Worship — James Cheesman, Convention music director; worship pastor, First Baptist Church, Farmersville, Texas
2:10 Opening Prayer
2:15 Committee on Committees Report — Riley Prather, chair; lead pastor, Green Valley Crossing, Putnam, Connecticut
2:25 Committee on Nominations Report — Michael Criner, chair; lead pastor, Rock Hill Baptist Church, Brownsboro, Texas
2:40 Committee on Resolutions Report (Part 1) — David Sons, chair; lead pastor, Lake Murray Baptist Church, Lexington, South Carolina
3:10 Election of President
3:20 Executive Committee Report (Part 1) — Willie McLaurin, interim president and CEO, SBC Executive Committee
3:45 Miscellaneous Business
4:15 Committee on Order of Business Report (Second) — Spence Shelton, chair; lead pastor, Mercy Church, Charlotte, North Carolina
4:30 Introduction for New Motions (Last Opportunity)
4:50 Election of First Vice President
5:00 Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force Report — Marshall Blalock, chair; pastor, First Baptist Church, Charleston, South Carolina
5:25 Closing Prayer
Wednesday Morning, June 14, 2023
8:00 Worship — James Cheesman, Convention music director; worship pastor, First Baptist Church, Farmersville, Texas
8:05 Opening Prayer
8:10 Woman’s Missionary Union Report — Sandra Wisdom-Martin, executive director-treasurer, Woman’s Missionary Union, Birmingham, Alabama
8:16 GuideStone Financial Resources Report — D. Hance Dilbeck Jr., president and CEO, GuideStone Financial Resources, Dallas, Texas
8:25 Lifeway Christian Resources Report — Ben Mandrell, president and CEO, Lifeway Christian Resources, Nashville, Tennessee
8:34 The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Report — Brent Leatherwood, president, The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Nashville, Tennessee
8:43 Election of Second Vice President
8:53 Worship
9:05 Convention Sermon — Todd Unzicker, executive director-treasurer, Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, Cary, North Carolina
9:45 Committee on Order of Business Report (Third) — Spence Shelton, chair; lead pastor, Mercy Church, Charlotte, North Carolina
10:05 Previously Scheduled Business — Bart Barber, SBC president; pastor, First Baptist Church, Farmersville, Texas
10:25 Executive Committee Report (Part 2)
10:55 Committee on Resolutions Report (Part 2) — David Sons, chair; lead pastor, Lake Murray Baptist Church, Lexington, South Carolina
Wednesday Afternoon, June 14, 2023
2:30 Worship — James Cheesman, Convention music director; First Baptist Church, Farmersville, Texas
2:40 Opening Prayer
2:45 Election of Recording Secretary
2:55 Election of Registration Secretary
3:05 Joint Seminary Reports — Jeff Iorg, president, Gateway Seminary, Ontario, California; Jason K. Allen, president, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri; James K. Dew Jr., president, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana; Daniel L. Akin, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina; R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky; David Dockery, president, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas
4:00 Previously Scheduled Business
4:20 Committee on Resolutions Report (Part 3) — David Sons, chair; lead pastor, Lake Murray Baptist Church, Lexington, South Carolina
4:50 Committee on Order of Business Report (Fourth) — Spence Shelton, chair; lead pastor, Mercy Church, Charlotte, North Carolina
Election of 2024 Convention Preacher, Alternate Preacher, and Music Director
5:00 Presentation of Officers
5:10 Closing Prayer
