TUESDAY MORNING • JUNE 12
8:00 Inspirational Music – First Baptist Church, Snellville, GA, Rick Forbus, minister of music
8:15 Congregational Praise and Worship – Bruce Hardy, associate minister of music, First Baptist Church, Snellville, GA
8:20 Call to Order – James Merritt, president, Southern Baptist Convention, pastor, First Baptist Church, Snellville, GA
Registration Report and Constitution of the Convention – Lee Porter, SBC registration secretary, retired, Lawrenceville, GA
8:30 Prayer – Lee Mabry, senior pastor, Fortified Hills Baptist Church, Dallas, GA
8:35 Committee on Order of Business (First Report) – Jerry A. Johnson, chairman, assistant director of development, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY
8:40 Welcome – Mayor Marc H. Morial, City of New Orleans, LA
8:45 Response – Charles S. (Chuck) Kelley, Jr., president, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA
8:50 Announcement of Committee on Committees, Credentials, Resolutions, and Tellers
9:00 Theme Presentation – First Baptist Church, Dallas, TX, Mac Brunson, senior pastor
9:20 Local Arrangements Committee Presentation – John R. (Jack) Wilkerson, vice president for business and finance, Executive Committee, Nashville, TN
9:25 Crossover New Orleans Report – Robert E. (Bob) Reccord, president, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, GA
9:30 Introduction of Motions and Resolutions (All resolutions must be presented before the beginning of today's afternoon session.)
9:50 Committee on Nominations Report – John R. Michael, chairman, certified financial planner, Louisville, KY
10:00 Executive Committee Report (Part 1) – Morris H. Chapman, president and chief executive officer, Nashville, TN
10:50 Congregational Praise and Worship – Steve White, minister of music, Woodway Campus, Second Baptist Church, Houston, TX
10:55 Worship in Music – Chuck Sullivan, Snellville, GA
11:00 President's Address – James Merritt
11:40 Benediction – J. Harold Smith, president, Radio Bible Hour, Newport, TN
TUESDAY AFTERNOON • JUNE 12
1:00 Inspirational Music – First Baptist Church, Snellville, GA, Rick Forbus, minister of music
1:10 Prayer – John Cross, Jr., pastor, South Biscayne Baptist Church, North Port, FL
1:15 Committee on Order of Business (Second Report) – Jerry A. Johnson
Introduction of Motions, Reporting Proposed Resolutions
1:30 Executive Committee Report (Part 2) – Morris H. Chapman
2:10 Messenger Information Survey – John L. Yeats, SBC recording secretary, editor, Oklahoma Baptist Messenger, Oklahoma City, OK
2:15 Election of Officers (First)
2:30 Inspirational Music – Chris Machen, Plano, TX
2:35 Theme Interpretation – Adrian P. Rogers, pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, TN
2:55 International Mission Board Report – Jerry A. Rankin, president, Richmond, VA
3:05 International Mission Board Presentation
3:25 Theme Presentation – Idlewild Baptist Church, Tampa, FL, Kenneth C. Whitten, senior pastor
3:45 Congregational Praise and Worship – Buster Pray, associate pastor of worship, First Baptist Church, Springdale, AR
3:50 Seminary Reports – William O. Crews, Jr., chairman, Council of Seminary Presidents
4:15 Election of Officers (Second)
4:30 Introduction of New Motions (Last Opportunity), Reporting Proposed Resolutions
4:55 Benediction – Jack W. Robbins, pastor, Immanuel Baptist Church, Duncan, OK
TUESDAY EVENING • JUNE 12
6:30 Concert of Praise – Combined Choirs and Orchestras of First Baptist Church, Snellville, GA, Rick Forbus, minister of music; Gardendale Baptist Church, Corpus Christi, TX, Wayne Grothman, minister of music; and Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, New Orleans, LA, Byron Johnson, minister of music
Congregational Praise and Worship – Rick Forbus
6:45 Prayer – Rudy A. Hernandez, international evangelist, Primera Iglesia Bautista, Grand Prairie, TX
6:50 Election of Officers (Third)
7:00 Southeastern Seminary Presentation – Paige Patterson, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC
7:15 Committee on Order of Business (Third Report)- Jerry A. Johnson
7:25 LifeWay Christian Resources Report – James T. (Jimmy) Draper, Jr., president, Nashville, TN
7:35 LifeWay Christian Resources Presentation
7:55 Previously Scheduled Business, Reporting Proposed Resolutions
8:20 Inspirational Music – Charles Billingsley, Chris Machen, Chuck Sullivan, and the Combined Choirs and Orchestras of First Baptist Church, Snellville, GA, Rick Forbus, minister of music; Gardendale Baptist Church, Corpus Christi, TX, Wayne Grothman, minister of music; and Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, New Orleans, LA, Byron Johnson, minister of music
8:30 Convention Message – Fred Luter, Jr., pastor, Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, New Orleans, LA
9:05 Congregational Praise and Worship – Keith Ferguson, minister of music, First Baptist Church, Dallas, TX
9:10 Benediction – Howard Baldwin, pastor, Ragland Memorial Baptist Church, Sandy Hook, VA
WEDNESDAY MORNING • JUNE 13
8:00 Concert of Praise – Olive Baptist Church, Pensacola, FL, Vernon Whaley, minister of music
8:10 Congregational Praise and Worship – Rick Carter, minister of music, First Baptist Church, Greenville, MS
8:15 Prayer – Paul Kaneshiro, pastor, Pukalani Baptist Church, Pukalani, HI
8:20 Annuity Board Report – O.S. Hawkins, president and chief executive officer, Dallas, TX
8:35 Election of Officers (Fourth)
8:45 Committee on Order of Business (Fourth Report) – Jerry A. Johnson
9:05 Previously Scheduled Business
9:20 Committee on Resolutions (First Report)
9:50 Midwestern Seminary Presentation – R. Philip Roberts, president, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO
10:05 Election of Officers (Fifth)
10:15 Committee on Committees Report
10:25 Inspirational Music – Charles Billingsley, Kennesaw, GA
10:30 Recognition of Former SBC Presidents – James Merritt
10:40 Baptist World Alliance – Billy Kim, president, Baptist World Alliance
10:50 Inspirational Music – By Design, Winder, GA
Until He Comes . . . Go to North America!
10:55 Theme Interpretation – Jack Graham, pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, TX
11:15 North American Mission Board Report – Robert E. (Bob) Reccord, president, Alpharetta, GA
11:25 North American Mission Board Presentation
11:45 Theme Presentation – First Baptist Church, Malakoff, TX, Robert Webb, pastor
12:05 Benediction – Rob Norris, director of missions, Denver Association of Southern Baptist Churches, Denver, CO
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON • JUNE 13
3:00 Concert of Praise – Combined Choirs and Orchestras of Olive Baptist Church, Pensacola, FL, Vernon Whaley, minister of music; Crossgates Baptist Church, Brandon, MS, David Oliver, minister of music; and By Design, Winder, GA
3:10 Prayer – Ted Cabal, professor, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY
3:15 Woman's Missionary Union Report – Wanda S. Lee, executive director treasurer, Birmingham, AL
3:25 Theme Presentation – Applewood Baptist Church, Wheat Ridge, CO, Calvin Wittman, senior pastor
3:45 Presentation of Outgoing Officers – James Merritt
3:50 Presentation of New Officers – Morris H. Chapman
3:55 Committee on Order of Business (Fifth Report)- Jerry A. Johnson
Election of 2002 Convention Sermon Preacher, Alternate, Music Director
4:05 Previously Scheduled Business
4:20 Committee on Resolutions (Final Report)
4:50 Southern Seminary Presentation – R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY
5:05 Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission – Richard D. Land, president, Nashville, TN
5:25 Congregational Praise and Worship – Rick Forbus, Snellville, GA, and By Design, Winder, GA
5:35 Special Guest – James C. Dobson, founder and president, Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO
6:05 Concert of Praise – Chris Machen, Luke Garrett, Steve Odom, and the Combined Choirs and Orchestras of Olive Baptist Church, Pensacola, FL, Vernon Whaley, minister of music; and Crossgates Baptist Church, Brandon, MS, David Oliver, minister of music
6:10 Benediction – Ralph Douglas West, pastor and founder, The Church Without Walls, Houston, TX
