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| TUESDAY MORNING, June 14, 2016 | |
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| 8:15 | Opening Worship—Julio Arriola, Convention music director; global worship pastor, Cross Church, Northwest Arkansas |
| 8:25 | Welcome and Call to Order—Ronnie Floyd, SBC president; senior pastor, Cross Church, Northwest Arkansas |
| Announcement of Committee on Committees, Credentials Committee, Tellers, and Resolutions Committee | |
| 8:30 | Scripture—David Prince, pastor of preaching and vision, Ashland Avenue Baptist Church, Lexington, Kentucky |
| Prayer—Sean Boone, lead pastor, New Beginning Christian Fellowship, St. Louis, Missouri | |
| 8:35 | Registration Report and Constitution of Convention—Jim Wells, SBC registration secretary; Crossway Baptist Church, Springfield, Missouri |
| 8:38 | Committee on Order of Business Report (First)—Andrew Hebert, chairman; lead pastor, Taylor Memorial Baptist Church, Hobbs, New Mexico |
| 8:43 | Appreciation of St. Louis Volunteers—Ronnie Floyd |
| 8:45 | Welcome to St. Louis—Joe Costephens, pastor, First Baptist Church, Ferguson, Missouri; Kenny Petty, church planting strategist, PlantMidwest; senior pastor, The Gate Church, St. Louis, Missouri |
| 8:50 | Response from SBC—Nick Floyd, teaching pastor and staff leader, Cross Church, Northwest Arkansas |
| 8:55 | Crossover Report—Joel Southerland, executive director of evangelism, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia; Jim Breeden, executive director of missions, St. Louis Metro Baptist Association, Bridgeton, Missouri |
| 9:00 | Honoring America and Recognition of Veterans—Ronnie Floyd |
| The Pledge of Allegiance | |
| The National Anthem: “The Star-Spangled Banner”—Cross Church Choir and Singers, Northwest Arkansas | |
| 9:15 | Worship—Julio Arriola |
| 9:20 | Introduction of Past Presidents—Ronnie Floyd |
| 9:32 | Introduction of the President and Family—O. S. and Susie Hawkins, president and CEO, GuideStone Financial Resources, Dallas, Texas |
| 9:37 | Prayer for the Presiden—Tom Elliff, International Mission Board president 2011–2014; SBC president 1997–1999 |
| 9:40 | Worship—Julio Arriola |
| 9:52 | President’s Address—Ronnie Floyd |
| 10:45 | Worship—Julio Arriola |
| 10:52 | Panel: A National Conversation on Racial Unity in America—Ronnie Floyd leads a discussion with pastors including: Dr. Jerry Young, president, National Baptist Convention, USA; pastor, New Hope Baptist Church, Jackson, Mississippi; Marshall Blalock, pastor, First Baptist Church, Charleston, South Carolina |
| 11:47 | Closing Prayer—Byron Day, pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Laurel, Maryland |
| TUESDAY AFTERNOON, June 14, 2016 | |
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| 1:15 | Opening Worship—Julio Arriola, Convention music director; global worship pastor, Cross Church, Northwest Arkansas |
| 1:25 | Scripture—Jose Abella, lead pastor, Providence Road Church, Miami, Florida |
| Prayer—Won Kwak, lead pastor, Maranatha Grace Fort Lee, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |
| 1:30 | Introduction of New Motions (First)—Ronnie Floyd, SBC president; senior pastor, Cross Church, Northwest Arkansas |
| 1:45 | Executive Committee Report (Part 1)—Frank S. Page, president and CEO, SBC Executive Committee, Nashville, Tennessee |
| 2:20 | Worship—Julio Arriola |
| 2:25 | Election of Officers (First)—Ronnie Floyd |
| 2:35 | Committee on Committees Report—William (Willy) Rice, chairman; pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Clearwater, Florida |
| 2:45 | Committee on Nominations Report—Paul Chitwood, chairman; executive director, Kentucky Baptist Convention, Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2:55 | Introduction of New Motions (Last Opportunity)—Ronnie Floyd |
| 3:10 | Election of Officers (Second) |
| 3:17 | GuideStone Report—O. S. Hawkins, president and CEO, GuideStone Financial Resources, Dallas, Texas |
| 3:25 | Executive Committee Report (Part 2)—Frank S. Page |
| 4:05 | Election of Officers (Third) |
| Election of Officers (Fourth) | |
| 4:13 | Committee on Resolutions Report—Stephen Rummage, chairman; senior pastor, Bell Shoals Baptist Church, Brandon, Florida |
| 4:43 | Committee on Order of Business Report (Second)—Andrew Hebert, chairman; lead pastor, Taylor Memorial Baptist Church, Hobbs, New Mexico |
| Election of 2017 Convention Preacher, Alternate Preacher, and Music Director | |
| 4:48 | Election of Officers (Fifth) |
| 4:53 | Closing Prayer—Anthony Jordan, executive director-treasurer, Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| TUESDAY EVENING, June 14, 2016 | |
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| 6:30 | Worship—Cross Church Choir and Singers led by Julio Arriola with special guests Keith and Kristyn Getty |
| 6:45 | A National Call to Prayer for Spiritual Leadership, Revived Churches, and Nationwide & Global Awakening—Ronnie Floyd and other pastors |
| WEDNESDAY MORNING, June 15, 2016 | |
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| 8:15 | Opening Worship—Julio Arriola, Convention music director; global worship pastor, Cross Church, Northwest Arkansas |
| 8:25 | Scripture—Clint Pressley, senior pastor, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Prayer—Darron Edwards, senior pastor, United Believers Community Baptist Church, Kansas City, Missouri | |
| 8:30 | Committee on Order of Business Report (Third)—Andrew Hebert, chairman; lead pastor, Taylor Memorial Baptist Church, Hobbs, New Mexico |
| 8:45 | The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Presentation—Russell Moore, president, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Nashville, Tennessee |
| 9:00 | The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Report—Russell Moore |
| 9:08 | LifeWay Christian Resources Report—Thom S. Rainer, president and CEO, LifeWay Christian Resources, Nashville, Tennessee |
| 9:16 | LifeWay Christian Resources Presentation—Thom S. Rainer |
| 9:31 | Worship—Julio Arriola |
| 9:36 | Seminary Presentation and Reports—Daniel L. Akin, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina; Charles S. Kelley Jr., president, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana; Jeff Iorg, president, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Mill Valley, California; Jason K. Allen, president, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri; Paige Patterson, president, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas; R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky |
| 10:24 | Prayer for Seminary Leaders—Danny Wood, senior pastor, Shades Mountain Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama |
| 10:27 | Previously Scheduled Business—Ronnie Floyd, SBC president; senior pastor, Cross Church, Northwest Arkansas |
| 10:39 | Worship—Julio Arriola |
| 10:48 | Convention Sermon—Ted Traylor, pastor, Olive Baptist Church, Pensacola, Florida |
| 11:23 | Worship—Julio Arriola |
| 11:28 | Woman’s Missionary Union Report—Wanda Lee, executive director/treasurer, Woman’s Missionary Union, Birmingham, Alabama |
| 11:36 | North American Mission Board Report—Kevin Ezell, president, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 11:44 | International Mission Board Report—David Platt, president, International Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia |
| 11:52 | Closing Prayer—Nathan Lorick, director of evangelism, Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, Grapevine, Texas |
| WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, June 15, 2016 | |
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| 2:15 | Opening Worship—Julio Arriola, Convention music director; global worship pastor, Cross Church, Northwest Arkansas |
| 2:25 | Scripture—Ronnie Parrott, special assistant to the Southern Baptist Convention President, Cross Church, Northwest Arkansas |
| Prayer—Claude Thomas, president, C3Global; Keystone Church, Keller, Texas | |
| 2:30 | Previously Scheduled Business—Ronnie Floyd, SBC president; senior pastor, Cross Church, Northwest Arkansas |
| 2:35 | Presentation of Officers—Frank S. Page, president and CEO, SBC Executive Committee, Nashville, Tennessee |
| 2:45 | Panel: Pastors and The Church in American Politics Today |
| 3:10 | Worship—Julio Arriola |
| 3:15 | Panel Discussion with SBC Entity Presidents and Messenger Questions from the Floor |
| 4:05 | Worship—Julio Arriola |
| 4:10 | Joint Mission Presentation—Kevin Ezell, president, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia; David Platt, president, International Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia |
| 5:00 | Grateful for the Present & Looking to the Future: Closing Words and Introduction of the New President—Ronnie Floyd |
| 5:10 | St. Louis Hand-off to Phoenix |
| 5:15 | Closing Prayer |
