| TUESDAY MORNING, June 13, 2017 | |
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| 8:15 | Opening Worship—Mark Blair, Convention music director; music minister, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tennessee |
| 8:25 | Welcome and Call to Order—Steve Gaines, SBC president; senior pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tennessee |
| Announcement of Committee on Committees, Credentials Committee, Tellers, and Resolutions Committee | |
| 8:30 | Scripture and Prayer—Grant Gaines, senior pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Jackson, Tennessee |
| 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)—Rod D. Martin, chairman; founder and CEO, The Martin Organization, Destin, Florida |
| 8:43 | Appreciation of Phoenix Volunteers—Steve Gaines |
| 8:45 | Welcome to Phoenix—Noe Garcia, pastor, North Phoenix Baptist Church, Phoenix, Arizona |
| 8:50 | Honoring America and Recognition of Veterans |
| The Pledge of Allegiance | |
| The National Anthem: “The Star-Spangled Banner” | |
| Worship—Mark Blair | |
| 9:10 | GuideStone Financial Resources Report—O. S. Hawkins, president and CEO, GuideStone Financial Resources, Dallas, Texas |
| 9:22 | Introduction of New Motions (First)—Steve Gaines |
| 9:37 | Crossover Report—Joel Southerland, executive director of evangelism, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia; Eddy Pearson, evangelism/discipleship facilitator, Arizona Southern Baptist Convention, Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 9:42 | Executive Committee Report (Part 1)—Frank S. Page, president and CEO, SBC Executive Committee, Nashville, Tennessee |
| 10:12 | Introduction of Past Presidents—Steve Gaines |
| 10:17 | Introduction of the President and Family—O. S. Hawkins |
| 10:22 | Prayer for the President—Donna Gaines, author, speaker, and wife of SBC President, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tennessee |
| 10:27 | Worship—Mark Blair |
| 10:35 | President's Address—Steve Gaines |
| 11:45 | Closing Prayer—David Jett, pastor, Crossgates Baptist Church, Brandon, Mississippi |
| TUESDAY AFTERNOON, June 13, 2017 | |
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| 1:15 | Opening Worship—Mark Blair, Convention music director; music minister, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tennessee |
| 1:25 | Scripture and Prayer—Russ Quinn, pastor, Enon Baptist Church, Morris, Alabama |
| 1:30 | Message from God's Word—Johnny Hunt, senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Woodstock, Georgia |
| 1:45 | Election of Officers (First) |
| 1:50 | Committee on Committees Report—Randy C. Davis, chairman; executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, Brentwood, Tennessee |
| 2:00 | Committee on Nominations Report—Jim Richards, chairman; executive director, Southern Baptists of Texas Convention, Grapevine, Texas |
| 2:10 | Election of Officers (Second) |
| 2:15 | Executive Committee Report (Part 2)—Frank S. Page, president and CEO, SBC Executive Committee, Nashville, Tennessee |
| 3:15 | Election of Officers (Third) |
| 3:20 | Committee on Order of Business Report (Second)—Rod D. Martin, chairman; founder and CEO, The Martin Organization, Destin, Florida |
| 3:30 | Election of Officers (Fourth) |
| 3:35 | Introduction of New Motions (Last Opportunity) |
| 3:50 | Election of Officers (Fifth) |
| 3:55 | Committee on Resolutions Report—Barrett Duke, chairman; executive director, Montana Southern Baptist Convention, Billings, Montana |
| 4:25 | North American Mission Board Presentation—Kevin Ezell, president, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 5:00 | Closing Prayer—Chuck Herring, pastor, First Baptist Church, Collierville, Tennessee |
| TUESDAY EVENING, June 13, 2017 | |
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| 6:30 | Committee on Order of Business Report (Third)—Rod D. Martin, chairman; founder and CEO, The Martin Organization, Destin, Florida |
| Election of 2018 Convention Preacher, Alternate Preacher, and Music Director | |
| 6:45 | Worship—Mark Blair, Convention music director; music minister, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tennessee |
| 7:00 | Celebration Service—Greg Laurie, pastor, Harvest Christian Fellowship, Riverside, California |
| 8:30 | International Mission Board Presentation—David Platt, president, International Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia |
| 9:15 | Closing Prayer—Bill Street, minister of evangelism and discipleship, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tennessee |
| WEDNESDAY MORNING, June 14, 2017 | |
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| 8:15 | Opening Worship—Mark Blair, Convention music director; music minister, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tennessee |
| 8:25 | Scripture and Prayer—Gentry Hill, pastor, First Baptist Church, Poteau, Oklahoma |
| 8:30 | Committee on Order of Business Report (Fourth)—Rod D. Martin, chairman; founder and CEO, The Martin Organization, Destin, Florida |
| 8:45 | Previously Scheduled Business—Steve Gaines, SBC president; senior pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tennessee |
| 9:00 | Woman’s Missionary Union Report—Sandra Wisdom-Martin, executive director/treasurer, Woman’s Missionary Union, Birmingham, Alabama |
| 9:12 | North American Mission Board Report—Kevin Ezell, president, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 9:24 | International Mission Board Report—David Platt, president, International Mission Board, Richmond, Virginia |
| 9:36 | Worship—Mark Blair |
| 9:45 | Convention Sermon—Roger Spradlin, pastor, Valley Baptist Church, Bakersfield, California |
| 10:25 | Prayer of Response—Ronnie Parrott, pastor, Christ Community Church, Huntersville, North Carolina |
| 10:30 | Joint Seminary Presentation and Reports—Daniel L. Akin, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, North Carolina; Jason K. Allen, president, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri; Jeff Iorg, president, Gateway Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention, Ontario, California; Charles S. Kelley Jr., president, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana; R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky; Paige Patterson, president, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas |
| 11:45 | Closing Prayer—Jordan Easley, pastor, Englewood Baptist Church, Jackson, Tennessee |
| WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, June 14, 2017 | |
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| 2:30 | Opening Worship—Mark Blair, Convention music director; music minister, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tennessee |
| 2:40 | Scripture and Prayer—Ryan Wingo, worship pastor, Apex Baptist Church, Apex, North Carolina |
| 2:45 | Previously Scheduled Business—Steve Gaines, SBC president; senior pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tennessee |
| 2:55 | Message from God's Word—H. B. Charles Jr., pastor, Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida |
| 3:10 | Presentation of Officers—Frank S. Page, president and CEO, SBC Executive Committee, Nashville, Tennessee |
| 3:20 | LifeWay Christian Resources Report—Thom S. Rainer, president and CEO, LifeWay Christian Resources, Nashville, Tennessee |
| 3:32 | LifeWay Christian Resources Presentation—Thom S. Rainer |
| 3:47 | President's Panel on Stewardship |
| 4:25 | The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Report—Russell D. Moore, president, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Nashville, Tennessee |
| 4:37 | The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Presentation—Russell D. Moore |
| 4:52 | Closing Words and Phoenix Hand-off to Dallas—Steve Gaines |
| 4:55 | Closing Prayer—Charles Fowler, pastor, Germantown Baptist Church, Germantown, Tennessee |
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