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 […]
Motion to replace VP with time of prayer fails on the floor
Controversy arose Monday when the Southern Baptist Convention’s Order of Business Committee announced Vice President Mike Pence had been added to the Wednesday morning schedule. Debate online and in the convention hall centered on the appropriateness of having a political figure speak at time when the country and the denomination itself is experiencing so much […]
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. […]
Baptist leader submits resolution ‘affirming dignity of women’
The annual Southern Baptist Convention is June 12-13 in Dallas, TX, and the Illinois Baptist will be there to provide complete coverage of it and the Pastors’ Conference that precedes it. You can follow our coverage here, on Facebook, Twitter, and on our IB2news blog. Messengers will elect a new president – two candidates are […]