![]() He referenced the panel that will “chart a way” forward for both sides, but Page did not announce any members of the panel. On the flip side, Page said he is concerned about Calvinists who view those who disagree with them as unintelligent. Page addressed the issue of Calvinism, saying, “Calvinism is an issue amongst us.” He added, “I’m not a Calvinist … but a lot of our people are.” Page said he is concerned that there are some non-Calvinists who are more concerned about rooting out Calvinists than they are about winning lost to Christ. Executive Committee President Frank Page delivered the EC’s second report. Gay marriage, Land said, argues that both mothers and fathers are optional.Ģ:52 p.m. The past several decades in America have shown that fathers are not optional in child-rearing, he said. Land said 41 percent of children in America are born out of wedlock. The brochure’s challengers also were printed in the Book of Reports. Trustees voted in September to present Luter the award.ĭuring the ERLC report, the Task Force of Ministry to Homosexuals delivered its final report to messengers, who were given a brochure with challenges to messengers. During Land’s report, the ERLC awarded its distinguished service award to Luter. Land said it has been his goal for the SBC to elect an African American president. Land said he’s under the authority of trustees and is appreciative of the process, which he said was conducted in a Christian manner. ERLC President Richard Land addressed what he called “another elephant in the room” - his reprimand by the executive board of the ERLC. A show of hands was close, although the descriptor appeared to have majority support.ģ:25 p.m. After at least 25 minutes of debate, a vote on the Great Commission Baptists descriptor has gone to a ballot vote. Nathan Lino elected SBC first vice president. The scrolls, he said, are the “oldest copies of God’s Word available anywhere.”Ĥ:27 p.m. During his seminary’s report, Southwestern Seminary President Paige Patterson invited messengers and Southern Baptists to Fort Worth for the seminary’s Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit. A motion that the salary packages of entity heads be capped at $150,000, and that current salary packages be made public.Ĥ:33 p.m. A motion that a committee be commissioned to study the theological positions of Southern Baptists’ founders from 1845, and that the committee report back to the SBC. Messengers had the opportunity to make more motions minutes ago. The International Mission Board is presenting its report.Ĥ:46 p.m. His message: If First Baptist can do it, “you can do it, too.”ĥ p.m. Jay Wolfe, pastor of First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala., told messengers how his church had adopted such a people group and how it has seen 35 accept Christ. There were 3,800 UUPG in June 2011, and today there are 3,328, he added. Additionally, there were 28,873 church starts, Elliff said.Įlliff also said that 633,262 Christians around the world are involved in on-going Bible studies through IMB missionaries and their partners.Ī total of 1,281 SBC churches, and entities, have indicated an interest in reaching an unreached, unengaged people group (UUPG), Elliff said. IMB President Tom Elliff gave messengers an update on worldwide missions, saying that last year, through IMB missionaries and their partners, 333,823 accepted Christ and were baptized. The IMB presented its report to close today’s session. Wright told Baptist Press the result will be announced Wednesday morning.ĥ:45 p.m. The Tuesday session ended without the vote result on the “Great Commission Baptists” descriptor known. A schedule of the Tuesday meeting can be found at. Want more updates? Follow our SBC annual meeting feed at /SBCMeeting. Up-to-the-minute updates can be read here, at our Twitter account ( /BaptistPress), or Facebook account ( /BaptistPress). NEW ORLEANS (BP) - Baptist Press is live blogging the SBC annual meeting in New Orleans.
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