SBC Recap: Columbus, Unity, and Momentum
Covering all the news that came from the 2015 Southern Baptist Convention Annual meeting as well as a few highlights of the week and our personal favorite moments.
SBC This Week · Amy Whitfield and Jonathan Howe
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Episode #004
Covering all the news that came from the 2015 Southern Baptist Convention Annual meeting as well as a few highlights of the week and our personal favorite moments.
Annual Meeting Business Recap
- Executive Committee Report on Racial Diversity: In response to a motion from Alan Cross – http://bit.ly/1J89hih
- Resolutions Passed: Messengers affirm nine resolutions – http://bit.ly/1GVPW1j
- Resolution 1 – On Appreciation for Columbus
- Resolution 2 – On the 90th Anniversary of the Cooperative Program
- Resolution 3 – On Revival and Spiritual Awakening
- Resolution 4 – On Racial Reconciliation
- Resolution 5 – On the Call to Public Witness on Marriage
- Resolution 6 – On the Sanctity of Human Life
- Resolution 7 – On Pornography and Secual Purity
- Resolution 8 – On the Persecuted Church Worldwide
- Resolution 9 – On Religious Persecution and Human Rights Violations in North Korea
- Washington Post coverage of SBC15
Highlights of the convention:
- Different seating layout
- Different stage setup
- James MacDonald announces Harvest Bible Chapel will join the SBC
- Tuesday night prayer service
- IMB & NAMB joint commissioning service
- Alumni luncheons honor graduates
- Austin Stone Community Church and The Summit Church partner to endow a chair for a professor of church planting at SEBTS
Tweets from the week:
Amazing #SBC15 convention led by a Great leader @ronniefloyd.
More excited about the future than ever before.
— Robby Gallaty (@Rgallaty) June 18, 2015
Does anyone remember a more unified, positive, encouraging, and hopeful convention than this year's? Thanks – @ronniefloyd #SBC15
— Dave Miller (@davemiller7) June 18, 2015
Previous SBCs were business meetings interrupted by hymns. 2015: a worship service with interspersed business opportunities. #SBC15
— Bruce Truman (@b_truman) June 17, 2015
Thank you to @ronniefloyd & @andrewhebert86 for a great #SBC15 schedule. The most spiritual annual meeting ever.
— Jim Richards (@RichardsJim) June 17, 2015
#sbc15 was a catalytic moment. What made this years meeting anointed? Clear agreement, Visible Unity, & Extraordinary PRAYER @ronniefloyd
— Malachi O'Brien (@malachiobrien) June 17, 2015
In my life I can't remember such a high %age of messengers still in the hall 10 min. before adjournment. Amazing. #SBC15 #GreatAwakening
— Rod D. Martin (@RodDMartin) June 17, 2015
SBC is more diverse than ever but growing in unity. I appreciate the great leaders that are uniting us to join God's mission. #sbc15
— Michael Cooper (@preaching4life) June 17, 2015
A really good Convention. Shout out to all the non-Jabronis at #SBC15.
— Dean Inserra (@deaninserra) June 17, 2015
Tweeted a month ago that I long for the day when missionaries get a louder ovation than the flag or the troops at the SBC.
YES.