Tuesday afternoon, with over 8,000 SBC messengers checked into the Anaheim Convention Center, there were two questions on nearly every messenger’s mind. These two questions were the focus of the packed rooms in the early morning Baptist Twenty-one and Conservative Baptist Network meetings, across the street from the convention center. First, how would the messengers […]
Tuesday morning SBC: Game on
This morning the real meeting began, and the convention hall looked like it. The place was packed, with over 7,500 registered messengers in attendance. It was a morning marked by floor debate, the SBC President’s sermon, and a glorious missionary commissioning service. The spiritual highlight of the morning was the IMB Sending Celebration where 52 […]
The Monday Scene: a preview of complicated things to come
Day two of SBC22 brought a full day of Pastor’s Conference preaching, an important Executive Committee meeting, the ever-popular NAMB Send luncheon, and the opening of the exhibit hall. Surprise of the day? The song may say, “It never rains in southern California,” but it’s not all sunshine and roasting heat. The morning started cool […]
SBC: The Sunday Scene in Anaheim
A unique energy was present in the hotel lobbies and surrounding streets on Sunday morning, June 12, as the 2022 SBC Pastor’s Conference prepared to kick off at the Anaheim Convention Center just across the street from Disneyland. Families in matching custom-made Mickey Mouse t-shirts could be found munching on waffles at hotel breakfast tables […]
Next Step Stories: Slow and steady like an oak tree
“God’s doing good things, but it’s like growing an oak tree. It’s slow.” Pastor Noah Lee is quick to connect imagery from nature and farming to the local church. It fits well the rural context of Tremont Baptist Church not far from Peoria. It also finds good company in the Gospels, where Jesus often taught […]