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Southern Baptist Convention: June 15-16


TUESDAY MORNING JUNE 15

8:00 – Inspirational Music – Revival Choir and Sunday Celebration Orchestra, First Baptist Church, Snellville, GA, Rick Forbus, director

8:15 – Congregational Praise and Worship – Rick Forbus, minister of music, First Baptist Church, Snellville, GA

8:20 – Call to Order – Paige Patterson, president, Southern Baptist Convention, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC

Registration Report and Constitution of the Convention – Lee Porter, SBC registration secretary, retired, Lawrenceville, GA

8:30 – Prayer – Jerry Fortune, pastor, Mother Holmes Baptist Church, Sheffield, TX

8:35 – Committee on Order of Business (First Report) – Ken Whitten, chairman, pastor, Idlewild Baptist Church, Tampa, FL

8:40 – Welcome – Truett Cathey, CEO and founder, Chick-Fil-A, Atlanta, GA

8:45 – Response – J. Robert White, executive director, Georgia Baptist Convention, Atlanta, GA

8:50 – Announcement of Committee on Committees, Credentials, Resolutions, and Tellers

9:00 – Theme Interpretation: He beheld the city (Overview) – Duane & Iris Blue, mission service corps volunteers, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, GA

9:15 – Local Arrangements Committee Presentation – John R. (Jack) Wilkerson, vice president for business and finance, Executive Committee, Nashville, TN

9:20 – CrossOver Atlanta Report – Robert E. (Bob) Reccord, president, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, GA

9:25 – Introduction of Motions and Resolutions (All Resolutions Must Be Presented Before Today's Afternoon Session.)

9:45 – Committee on Nominations Report – Rex M. Terry, chairman, attorney, Fort Smith, AR

9:55 – Executive Committee Report (Part 1) – Morris H. Chapman, president and chief executive officer, Nashville, TN

10:45 – Congregational Praise and Worship – David Nelson, chapel worship leader, instructor of theology, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC

10:50 – Worship in Music – Faithful Men, Singing Group of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC

10:55 – President's Address – Paige Patterson, president, Southern Baptist Convention, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC

11:35 – Benediction – Charles S. Kelley, Sr., retired, Kelley-Hixson Funeral Home, Beaumont, TX

 

TUESDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 15

1:00 – Inspirational Music – Chris Machen, concert artist, songwriter, Prestonwood Baptist Church, Dallas, TX

1:10 – Prayer – Otis Ingram, president, Ingram & LeGrand Lumber Co., Macon, GA

1:15 – Business – Committee on Order of Business (Second Report) – Ken Whitten

Introduction of Motions, Reporting Proposed Resolutions

1:30 – Executive Committee Report (Part 2) – Morris H. Chapman

2:10 – Election of Officers (First)

2:25 – LifeWay Christian Resources Report – James T. (Jimmy) Draper, president, Nashville, TN

2:35 – LifeWay Christian Resources Presentation

3:10 – YouthLink 2000 Presentation – Richard Ross, co-chairman, youth ministry consultant, LifeWay Christian Resources, Nashville, TN, and Dean Finley, co-chairman, associate director, Student Evangelism Team, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, GA

3:15 – Congregational Praise and Worship – Jeff Blevins, minister of music and worship, Applewood Baptist Church, Wheatridge, CO

3:20 – Seminary Report – Kenneth S. Hemphill, chairman, Council of Seminary Presidents

3:30 – Seminary Presentations

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. – president, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY

Kenneth S. Hemphill – president, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX

William O. (Bill) Crews – president, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Mill Valley, CA

Charles S. (Chuck) Kelley, Jr. – president, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA

Paige Patterson – president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC

Mark T. Coppenger – president, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO

4:20 – Election of Officers (Second)

4:35 – Introduction of New Motions (Last Opportunity); Reporting Proposed Resolutions

5:00 – Benediction – Jeffery Singletary, campus pastor, Idlewild Baptist Church – Central Campus, Tampa, FL

 

TUESDAY EVENING JUNE 15

6:45 – Concert of Praise – Riverside Mass Choir & Orchestra, Riverside Baptist Church and satellite congregations, Denver, CO, Joel Allen, director

7:00 – Congregational Praise and Worship – Joel Allen, minister of music and worship, Riverside Baptist Church, Denver, CO

7:05 – Prayer – Dean Nichols, pastor, First Baptist Church, Kenai, AK

7:10 – Election of Officers (Third)

7:20 – Theme Interpretation: He beheld the city and wept (City) – Charles Lyons, pastor, Armitage Baptist Church, Chicago, IL

7:35 – Business – Committee on Order of Business (Third Report) – Ken Whitten

7:45 – Previously Scheduled Business, Reporting Proposed Resolutions

8:10 – Congregational Praise and Worship – Joel Allen

8:15 – North American Mission Board Report – Robert E. (Bob) Reccord, president, Alpharetta, GA

8:25 – North American Mission Board Presentation

9:15 – Benediction – John Kuespert, director of missions, New England Baptist Association, Northboro, MA

 

WEDNESDAY MORNING JUNE 16

8:00 – Concert of Praise – Choir & Orchestra, Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, Marietta, GA, Mark Cottingham, director

8:10 – Congregational Praise and Worship – Stephen Allen, minister of music, First Southern Baptist Church, Pueblo, CO

8:15 – Prayer – Shannon Scott, pastor, Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC

8:20 – Theme Interpretation: He beheld the city and wept (Students) – Jay Strack, president, The Jay Strack Evangelistic Association and Millennium Chorus, Inc., Orlando, FL

8:35 – Woman's Missionary Union Report – Dellanna O'Brien, executive director- treasurer, Woman's Missionary Union, Birmingham, AL

8:45 – Election of Officers (Fourth)

8:55 – Business – Committee on Order of Business (Fourth) – Ken Whitten

9:15 – Previously Scheduled Business

9:45 – Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission Report – Richard D. Land, president, Nashville, TN

10:05 – Committee on Resolutions (First Report)

10:35 – Messenger Information Survey – John L. Yeats, SBC recording secretary, editor, Baptist Messenger, Oklahoma City, OK

10:40 – Evangelizing International Cities – Nilson Fanini, president, Baptist World Alliance, McLean, VA

10:55 – Election of Officers (Fifth)

11:05 – Committee on Committees Report

11:15 – Annuity Board Report – O. S. Hawkins, president and chief executive officer, Dallas, TX

11:30 – Congregational Praise and Worship – Joe Carroll, minister to senior adults, Hyde Park Baptist Church, Austin, TX

11:40 – Convention Message – Ralph Smith, pastor emeritus, Hyde Park Baptist Church, Austin, TX

12:15 – Benediction – Jerry Falwell, chancellor, Liberty University, senior pastor, Thomas Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg, VA

 

WEDNESDAY EVENING JUNE 16

6:00 – Concert of Praise – Celebration Choir & Orchestra, First Baptist Church, Woodstock, GA, Scott C. White, director

6:10 – Prayer – Lloyd Carrera, deaf congregation, First Baptist Church, Alexandria, VA

6:15 – Business – Committee on Order of Business (Fifth Report) – Ken Whitten

6:25 – Testimony – Reggie White, minister, Future NFL Hall of Famer, Knoxville, TN

6:40 – Previously Scheduled Business

6:55 – Theme Interpretation: He beheld the city and wept (Home) – Dennis Rainey, executive director, FamilyLife, Little Rock, AR

7:10 – Committee on Resolutions (Final Report)

7:40 – Recognition of Former SBC Presidents – Paige Patterson

7:50 – Presentation of Outgoing Officers – Morris H. Chapman

7:55 – Presentation of New Officers – Morris H. Chapman

8:00 – Concert of Praise – Celebration Choir & Orchestra, First Baptist Church, Woodstock, GA, Scott C. White, director

8:10 – International Mission Board Report – Jerry Rankin, president, Richmond, VA

8:20 – International Mission Board Presentation

9:10 – Benediction – Junior Hill, evangelist, Hartselle, AL

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