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| TUESDAY MORNING, June 16, 2015 | |
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| 8:15 | Opening Worship—Julio Arriola, Convention music director; global worship pastor, Cross Church, Springdale, Arkansas |
| 8:25 | Welcome and Call to Order—Ronnie Floyd, SBC president; senior pastor, Cross Church, Springdale, Arkansas |
| Announcement of Committee on Committees, Credentials Committee, Tellers Committee, and Resolutions Committee | |
| 8:30 | Scripture—Jordan Easley, senior pastor, Englewood Baptist Church, Jackson, Tennessee |
| Prayer—Daniel Cho, college pastor, Antioch Baptist Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts; chaplain, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| 8:35 | Registration Report and Constitution of Convention—Jim Wells, SBC registration secretary; strategic partners team leader, Missouri Baptist Convention, Jefferson City, Missouri |
| 8:38 | Committee on Order of Business Report (First)—Andrew Hebert, chairman; lead pastor, Taylor Memorial Baptist Church, Hobbs, New Mexico |
| 8:43 | Acknowledgment of Columbus Volunteers—Ronnie Floyd |
| 8:45 | Welcome to Columbus—Brian Frye, collegiate evangelism strategist, State Convention of Baptists in Ohio, Columbus, Ohio; national collegiate strategist, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 8:48 | Response from SBC—Jarrett Stephens, teaching pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, Texas |
| 8:51 | Crossover Report—Al Gilbert, vice president, evangelism, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia; and Rich Halcombe, director of missions, Metro Columbus Baptist Association, Columbus, Ohio |
| 8:56 | The Pledge of Allegiance and a 50th Anniversary Tribute to Vietnam Veterans—Ronnie Floyd joined by General Doug Carver, executive director of chaplaincy, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 9:02 | The National Anthem: “The Star-Spangled Banner”—Julio Arriola |
| Worship | |
| 9:10 | Introduction of Past Presidents—Ronnie Floyd |
| 9:15 | Introduction of the President and Family—Jack Graham, senior pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, Texas |
| 9:18 | Prayer for the President—James T. (Jimmy) Draper, president emeritus, LifeWay Christian Resources; SBC president 1982–1984, First Baptist Church, Euless, Texas |
| 9:23 | Worship—Julio Arriola |
| 9:30 | President’s Address—Ronnie Floyd |
| 10:10 | Response to God and Worship—Julio Arriola |
| 10:20 | Joint Seminary Presentation and Reports—Charles S. Kelley Jr., president, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana; Paige Patterson, president, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas; Daniel L. Akin, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina; R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky; Jason K. Allen, president, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri; Jeff Iorg, president, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Mill Valley, California |
| 11:45 | Closing Prayer—Tommy Green, senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Brandon, Florida |
| TUESDAY AFTERNOON, June 16, 2015 | |
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| 1:15 | Opening Worship—Julio Arriola, Convention music director; global worship pastor, Cross Church, Springdale, Arkansas |
| 1:25 | Scripture—Terry M. Turner, pastor, Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church, Mesquite, Texas |
| Prayer—Bobby S. Sena, Hispanic relations consultant, SBC Executive Committee, Atlanta, Georgia | |
| 1:30 | Introduction of New Motions (First Opportunity)—Ronnie Floyd, SBC president; senior pastor, Cross Church, Springdale, Arkansas |
| 1:45 | Executive Committee Report (Part One)—Frank S. Page, president and CEO, SBC Executive Committee, Nashville, Tennessee |
| 2:20 | Election of Officers (First) |
| 2:30 | GuideStone Financial Resources Report—O. S. Hawkins, president and CEO, Guidestone Financial Resources, Dallas, Texas |
| 2:42 | Introduction of New Motions (Last Opportunity)—Ronnie Floyd |
| 2:52 | Committee on Committees Report—Bryan E. Smith, chairman; pastor, First Baptist Church, Roanoke, Virginia |
| 3:02 | Committee on Nominations Report—John S. (Chip) Hutcheson, chairman; newspaper publisher, Princeton, Kentucky |
| 3:12 | Worship—Julio Arriola |
| 3:17 | Executive Committee Report (Part Two)—Frank S. Page |
| 3:57 | Election of Officers (Second) |
| 4:05 | Committee on Order of Business Report (Second)—Andrew Hebert, chairman; lead pastor, Taylor Memorial Baptist Church, Hobbs, New Mexico |
| Election of 2016 Convention Preacher, Alternate Preacher, and Music Director | |
| 4:12 | Election of Officers (Third) |
| 4:17 | Election of Officers (Fourth) |
| 4:22 | Election of Officers (Fifth) |
| 4:27 | Committee on Resolutions Report—Steve Gaines, chairman; pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tennessee |
| 4:57 | Closing Prayer—Grant Etheridge, senior pastor, Liberty Baptist Church, Hampton, Virginia |
| TUESDAY NIGHT, June 16, 2015 | |
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| 6:30 | Worship Prelude—Julio Arriola, Convention music director; global worship pastor, Cross Church, Springdale, Arkansas |
| 6:45 | A National Call for Prayer to all Southern Baptists for the Next Great Awakening and to Reach the World for Christ—Led by Ronnie Floyd, SBC president; senior pastor, Cross Church, Springdale, Arkansas and other SBC pastors/leaders (See SBC Bulletin: Tuesday, Part 2 for more details) |
| WEDNESDAY MORNING, June 17, 2015 | |
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| 8:15 | Opening Worship—Julio Arriola, Convention music director; global worship pastor, Cross Church, Springdale, Arkansas |
| 8:25 | Scripture—Adam Greenway, dean, Billy Graham School of Missions, Evangelism, and Ministry, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky |
| Prayer—George Russ, executive director, Metropolitan New York Baptist Association, New York, New York | |
| 8:30 | Committee on Order of Business Report (Third)—Andrew Hebert, chairman; lead pastor, Taylor Memorial Baptist Church, Hobbs, New Mexico |
| 8:45 | Woman’s Missionary Union Report—Wanda Lee, executive director/treasurer, Woman’s Missionary Union, Birmingham, Alabama |
| 8:57 | Disaster Relief Emphasis |
| 9:00 | North American Mission Board Report—Kevin Ezell, president, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 9:12 | Global Hunger Relief Emphasis |
| 9:15 | International Mission Board Report—David Platt, president, International Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia |
| 9:27 | Presentation of New and Outgoing Officers—Frank S. Page, president and CEO, SBC Executive Committee, Nashville, Tennessee |
| 9:40 | Church and Mission Sending Celebration: Joint Commissioning Service—Kevin Ezell; David Platt; and Ronnie Floyd, SBC president; senior pastor, Cross Church, Springdale, Arkansas |
| 11:45 | Closing Prayer—Jeremy Roberts, lead pastor, Church of the Highlands, Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, June 17, 2015 | |
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| 2:15 | Opening Worship—Julio Arriola, Convention music director; global worship pastor, Cross Church, Springdale, Arkansas |
| 2:25 | Scripture—James D. (Sonny) Tucker, executive director, Arkansas Baptist State Convention, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Prayer—Cliff Woodman, president, Small Church Bivocational Pastors’ Network; pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Carlinville, Illinois | |
| 2:30 | Previously Scheduled Business—Ronnie Floyd, SBC president; senior pastor, Cross Church, Springdale, Arkansas |
| 2:40 | LifeWay Christian Resources Report—Thom S. Rainer, president and CEO, LifeWay Christian Resources, Nashville, Tennessee |
| 2:52 | LifeWay Christian Resources Presentation—Thom S. Rainer |
| 3:05 | Worship—Julio Arriola |
| 3:10 | The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Report—Russell D. Moore, president, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Nashville, Tennessee |
| 3:22 | The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Presentation—Russell D. Moore |
| 3:35 | The President’s Panel: “The Supreme Court and Same-Sex Marriage: Preparing our Churches”—(See SBC Bulletin: Tuesday, Part 2 for more details) |
| 4:20 | Worship—Julio Arriola |
| 4:30 | Convention Sermon—Eddie Bumpers, pastor, Crossway Baptist Church, Springfield, Missouri |
| 5:00 | Prayer of Response—Bruce P. Frank, lead pastor, Biltmore Baptist Church, Arden, North Carolina |
| 5:05 | Worship—Julio Arriola |
| 5:10 | Columbus Hands Off to St. Louis |
| 5:15 | Closing Prayer—Dean Fulks, lead pastor, Lifepoint Church, Lewis Center, Ohio |