Myanmar Fellowship gathers for just that (not business) in Dallas
DALLAS – The people of Myanmar (formerly Burma) have had it rough ever since a coup in 1962.
FROM THE SEMINARIES: Luncheons celebrate distinguished alumni, God’s favor
During the lunch hour of the second day of the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting June 11, the SBC's seminaries held individual luncheons for fellowship and celebration of what God is doing among students and faculty.
At this high-profile meeting, one team considers its job well done when ‘people don’t notice us’
DALLAS—When tens of thousands of Southern Baptists come to town for their annual meeting, it takes hundreds of local Southern Baptists working behind the scenes to ensure essential services are provided.
Ethnic leaders honor Minh Ha Nguyen, plan for enhanced involvement in SBC life
DALLAS – The legacy of Minh Ha Nguyen was honored at the 2025 Ethnic Leaders breakfast June 10 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, the early morning of first day the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in the same location.
SBC DIGEST: SBC25 recap resources; O’Brien, Dodd award recipients
2025 SBC Annual Meeting recap slides and video available to church; Ketner recognized for ‘unwavering commitment to the Great Commission’; Union honors Shaddix with Dodd Award during SBC meeting.
Native American Christians using many methods to reach continent’s hundreds of tribes
DALLAS – A podcast for and about Native Americans that premiered this spring was announced at the recent annual meeting of the Fellowship of Native American Christians.
Iorg challenges Filipinos to prepare leaders for national service
DALLAS – The need for intentionality and unity framed the conversation at the recent annual meeting of the Filipino Southern Baptist Fellowship of North America.
FIRST-PERSON: How Southern Baptists spoke with one voice
When SBC President Clint Pressley asked me to chair this year’s Resolutions Committee, I hesitated. Anyone familiar with the resolutions process at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting understands why. Resolutions can serve as instruments of conviction or, just as easily, catalysts for controversy. Nuanced theological concerns, amendments from the floor, and the challenge of striking the right tone – all of it makes the process delicate and, at times, daunting.
Slavic Baptists hold ‘historic’ inaugural gathering
DALLAS – After an initial low-key foray last year into the collective heart of the Southern Baptist Convention, more than 100 Slavic pastors and leaders from across the nation gathered June 10 for their first annual meeting as an as-yet unformalized fellowship group.
Texas churches register 2,171 messengers, followed by Tennessee at 695
DALLAS (BP) – With Texas home to two state conventions comprising thousands of churches, the state drew more than three times as many messengers to the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting than any other, latest registration statistics show.
