I'm not really in the know like some of the others here at Voices, but I've got my ear to the ground as we prepare for #SBC17. I'm hearing now that Bart Barber and Dave Miller will be the only two guys in Phoenix wearing a suit and tie. President Gaines has issued an executive order declaring that the dress code for this year's convention is business casual. Here's what he told Baptist Press: "Because of the severe heat in Phoenix during the summer months, I encourage all messengers to the 2017 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting to dress casually. Men should feel free not to wear … [Read more...] about No Neckties in Phoenix!
#SBC17
The buzz concerning the 2017 SBC Annual Meeting is heating up. Here are some noteworthy tweets to wet your appetite for Phoenix. The official hashtag for the annual meeting is #SBC17. If you’re tweeting for the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, the official hashtag is #SBC17, not #SBC2017. Promo material proof: pic.twitter.com/d5UPtv9gr8 — Brent Hobbs (@brent_hobbs) May 31, 2017 The ERLC has put together at Guide to Food & Fun in Phoenix. The 4th annual @ERLC #sbc17 Guide to Food & Fun is now available. Find the best restaurants & activities in Phoenix: … [Read more...] about #SBC17
SBC PC: Pray for Chris Davis
The countdown is on! It's hard to believe that the SBC Pastors' Conference is a little over a week away. I hope you are planning to join us in Phoenix, Arizona June 11-12. We have 12 preachers from 12 average-sized Southern Baptist Churches who will be lifting up the name of Jesus as they preach expositionally through the book of Philippians. Including today, we have only 10 days left before the conference. So I am posting a call to pray for one speaker each day until the day of the conference. I hope you will take a moment each day to pray for these men as they finish up their sermon … [Read more...] about SBC PC: Pray for Chris Davis
SBC PC: Pray for John Onwuchekwa
It's hard to believe that the SBC Pastors' Conference is less than two weeks away. I hope you are planning to join us in Phoenix, Arizona June 11-12. We have 12 preachers from 12 average-sized Southern Baptist Churches who will be lifting up the name of Jesus as they preach expositionally through the book of Philippians. Including today, we have only 11 days left before the conference. I am posting a call to pray for one speaker each day until the day of the conference. I hope you will take a moment each day to pray for these men as they finish up their sermon preparations. John … [Read more...] about SBC PC: Pray for John Onwuchekwa
SBC PC: Pray for David Choi
It's hard to believe that the SBC Pastors' Conference is less than two weeks away. I hope you are planning to join us in Phoenix, Arizona June 11-12. We have 12 preachers from 12 average-sized Southern Baptist Churches who will be lifting up the name of Jesus as they preach expositionally through the book of Philippians. Including today, we have only 12 days left before the conference. So I will be posting a call to pray for one speaker each day from now until the day of the conference. I hope you will take a moment each day to pray for these men as they finish up their sermon … [Read more...] about SBC PC: Pray for David Choi
SBC PC: Mark Dever Speaks about John Onwuchekwa
As you know, each of the speakers for this year’s SBC Pastors' Conference in Phoenix, AZ was nominated by someone. I asked each speaker’s nominator to answer a few questions about the person they nominated, and we have been posting their responses here at SBC Voices over the last few months. John Onwuchekwa is one of the speakers for the conference. He will be preaching Sunday evening from Philippians 1:12-26. John is the pastor of a church plant in Atlanta, GA called Cornerstone Church. He was nominated by Mark Dever. I recently had the opportunity to speak with Mark Dever about John, … [Read more...] about SBC PC: Mark Dever Speaks about John Onwuchekwa
Just Preach the Word
This past Sunday was Mother's Day. I preached on The Beauty of Biblical Womanhood from Titus 2:3-5. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, 4 and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, 5 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. Titus 2 is one of those passages that has been largely forgotten in the Western Evangelical Church. Pastors don't preach it. Church members don't practice it. And many … [Read more...] about Just Preach the Word
Steve Gaines to be Nominated for 2nd Term as SBC President
Grant Gaines announced today to Baptist Press that he will be nominating his father, Steve Gaines, for a second term as President of the Southern Baptist Convention when we convene next month in Phoenix, Arizona. This is expected news, but is certainly worth noting. I look forward to hearing Grant's nomination speech. Surely it will be a special moment for both father and son. Grant Gaines mentioned three reasons that he plans to nominate his father for a second term as SBC President: First... "First, he has been a consummate statesman in a year full of political and moral turmoil in … [Read more...] about Steve Gaines to be Nominated for 2nd Term as SBC President
Louisiana Baptist Convention’s Executive Board pens open letter to Russell Moore and ERLC Trustees
The ERLC controversy of a month or so ago has thankfully died down. I do not wish to revisit that controversy except to say that I am thankful for an open letter that was released today by the Louisiana Baptist Convention's Executive Board. This letter was written because a motion was made at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Baptist Convention asking the LBC's Executive Board to “study the recent actions of the SBC Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission with regard to issues of concern to Louisiana Baptists.” The messengers voted to refer the matter to the Louisiana Baptist … [Read more...] about Louisiana Baptist Convention’s Executive Board pens open letter to Russell Moore and ERLC Trustees
H.B. Charles to be Nominated as SBC PC President
It was announced today in Baptist Press that H.B. Charles Jr. will be nominated to serve as the president of 2018 Pastors' Conference in Dallas, TX. He will be nominated by Ken Whitten. It was previously announced that Brad Graves would be nominated for the office, but he has announced that he is stepping aside to clear the way for Charles to be elected as the first African American president of the Pastors' Conference. H.B. Charles is the pastor of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Fla. He was one of the preachers for the 2016 conference in St. Louis and is scheduled … [Read more...] about H.B. Charles to be Nominated as SBC PC President