BP using Twitter, Facebook at SBC meeting
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)–Baptist Press is hosting its Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting blog again this year and will also be sending out updates on its Twitter and Facebook pages. The blog, dubbed “Instant News,” is available at www.bpnews.net/blog and will provide readers the nuts and bolts of news about the meeting nearly instantly, seconds after […]
BOBBY WELCH: A view of the crossroads
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–During his 40 years of ministry, Bobby Welch has served the Southern Baptist Convention from a wide range of perspectives including prominent pastor, SBC president and now as strategist for Global Evangelical Relations (a ministry that continues already established relationships and builds others in the wake of the SBC’s withdrawal from the Baptist […]
JOHNNY HUNT: In his own words
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–At the news conference after messengers elected him to lead the Southern Baptist Convention in 2008, Johnny Hunt, pastor of First Baptist Church in Woodstock, Ga., stated that key points of focus for his presidency would be “to keep … our hearts on what united us” and “inspiring the next generation with a […]
Reception to honor Rankins
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)–A reception honoring Jerry Rankin, retiring president of the International Mission Board, and his wife Bobbye will be held June 16 at First Baptist Church of Orlando in conjunction with the June 15-16 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. Rankin, 68, will retire July 31 after 17 years as IMB president. The […]
COSBE worship set for Wed. afternoon
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)–The Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists will host a worship service Wednesday afternoon during the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., and all messengers are invited to attend. In recent years, the service has been held on Sunday mornings, but this year organizers altered the time and the location to be […]
Filipino Baptists to meet at SBC
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)--The Filipino Southern Baptist Fellowship of North America will meet Tuesday, June 15, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention ...
Bivocational network to meet in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. (BP)--The Bivocational and Small Church Leadership Network (formerly the Southern Baptist Bivocational Ministers Association) will hold its inaugural luncheon during the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting ...
Easley to bring Jackson nomination
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Jimmy Jackson, president of the Alabama Baptist State Convention, will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention at June's annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., by Ernest Easley, senior pastor of Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga.
Bryant Wright: Radically reprioritize CP funds; connect with young leaders
EDITOR’S NOTE: Baptist Press invited the four announced candidates for SBC president to take part in an email interview based on a set of common questions, allowing each to speak directly to Southern Baptists about key issues being discussed leading up the annual meeting in Orlando. The following is the fourth article in the four-part […]
Ted Traylor: GCR logical for CP resurgence; vision inspires giving
EDITOR’S NOTE: Baptist Press invited the four announced candidates for SBC president to take part in an email interview based on a set of common questions, allowing each to speak directly to Southern Baptists about key issues being discussed leading up the annual meeting in Orlando. The following is the third article in the four-part […]
