CP Stage: To Iorg, the Cooperative Program is personal
Jeff Iorg, recently incoming president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee told listeners from the CP Stage that the Cooperative Program was personal to him.
‘Accept and bear the weaknesses’ of others, Barber urges in presidential address
In his presidential address at the 2024 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis, Bart Barber challenged messengers and guests to “get cooperation right” by bearing the weaknesses of one another, “even when the other guy is wrong.”
Perkins to Black pastors: ‘We can’t win the race if we refuse to run’
National African American Fellowship President Gregory Perkins encouraged Black pastors June 10 to remain in the Southern Baptist Convention amid challenging times that may tempt them to quit.
‘The mission matters most,’ Iorg says in first Executive Committee report to messengers
Jeff Iorg was ready to retire from the presidency of Gateway Seminary and spend more time with family when he was approached about seeking the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee.
Messengers vote to refer sexual abuse reform priorities to SBC Executive Committee
On Tuesday afternoon, June 11, messengers to the 2024 Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis overwhelmingly approved two recommendations brought forward by the SBC Abuse Reform and Implementation Task Force (ARITF).
GCR Evaluation Task Force recommendations approved
Messengers adopted the six recommendations proposed by the Great Commission Resurgence Evaluation Task Force with one slight amendment during the SBC Annual Meeting’s Tuesday evening session June 11.
Law Amendment falls short in Indy
Southern Baptist messengers voted down the required second two-thirds approval for what has become known as the Law Amendment on Wednesday morning of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Indianapolis on June 10-11.
Whitworth shares highlights of SBC annual meeting in Indianapolis
Barry Whitworth, executive director of the Baptist Resource Network, shares his favorite highlights from the June 11-12 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in Indianapolis, Ind.