Dallas | J.D. Greear says his election does not indicate a generational shift in the Southern Baptist Convention. But the photos of Greear, 45, with his opponent Ken Hemphill and outgoing SBC President Steven Gaines, both in their 60s, might attest otherwise. “What I don’t think this [election] represents is a passing of the baton […]
SBC: Greear elected president in landslide victory
Dallas | On a contentious first day, messengers to the 2018 Southern Baptist Convention debated whether Vice President Mike Pence should address the Convention, heard a call for the removal of Southwestern Seminary trustees, debated nominations for SBC trustee boards, and disagreed about a variety of other issues. But they also came together to elect […]
Dallas: 2,300 accept Christ at crusade; evangelism task force releases report
The task force charged with studying evangelism in the Southern Baptist Convention has released their final report to be presented this week in Dallas. And at AT&T Stadium, 35,000 people heard the gospel at an evangelistic event held prior to the denomination’s annual meeting. The Crossover Dallas Harvest America crusade followed several days of evangelistic […]
Texas bound: Southern Baptist Convention begins June 12
Southern Baptists will convene in Dallas next week, looking to put several divisive months behind them and unite around the purposes they have in common. Memphis pastor Steve Gaines is completing his second one-year term as SBC president. “The past two months have been tough for our convention,” SBC President Steve Gaines told Baptist Press. […]
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