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.

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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.

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. #sbc15

— Dean Inserra (@deaninserra) June 17, 2015

Photo Credit – Baptist Press