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 9 days left before the conference. So I will be 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 Jimmy Meek
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No Neckties in Phoenix!
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!
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
Tips for a Great 2017 Pastors’ Conference Experience
We’re about 80 days out from the 2017 SBC Pastors’ Conference. This year's conference is designed to highlight expository preaching from 12 pastors of average-sized SBC churches. This hasn't been tried before, but as plans have come together I'm even more optimistic than ever this format is going to be a huge blessing. Since I've seen some of the details of what's planned, I wanted to pass along my thoughts on how to have the best possible experience at this year’s Pastors’ Conference. 1. Attend all four sessions. Our unique format means you'll want to be there for the beginning of the … [Read more...] about Tips for a Great 2017 Pastors’ Conference Experience
A Preview of the Pastors Conference Nomination Form
As you may have heard, the nomination process officially begins on Monday. You can read more about it here and here. For this post, I wanted to give you a sneak preview of the nomination form questions and a brief explanation and rationale for the things we are asking. We are looking forward to your participation in this selection process as you introduce us to some of the faithful pastors of our Southern Baptist family. When you log in to sbcpc2017.com, here’s what you will be asked: Name of person making the nomination Self-explanatory – we want to know who you … [Read more...] about A Preview of the Pastors Conference Nomination Form
A New Nominee for SBC 2 VP
With the encouragement and support of this band of brothers here, I will be nominating Jose Burgos, pastor of New Creation Ministry Church, in Highland, IN, to be the next Second VP of our convention. I believe that Jose will serve our convention well as Second VP. As a church planter in a non-traditional area for our convention, his is a voice we need to hear. He believes that, just as he learned through his military, law enforcement, and church planting training, “All of us are smarter than any one of us.” Our cooperative efforts are essential to the continuing Great Commission work of … [Read more...] about A New Nominee for SBC 2 VP
Anyone Wonder Why It Is All White Guys Running for Every SBC Office Again?
We were having an internal conversation with the SBCVoices editorial group and someone brought up the fact that every nominee for every SBC office this year was a white guy. Again. I had not thought about it, honestly, because I was not paying close attention this year and I have been pretty overwhelmed with other things. But, when that was said, I realized that, if we aren't careful, we will be headed back to the same place that we have been before. Again. Now, they are all great candidates and I am glad that they are all running and they would all probably do a great job. None of this is a … [Read more...] about Anyone Wonder Why It Is All White Guys Running for Every SBC Office Again?
SBC 2015 Recap
I really enjoyed my time in Columbus this year at the SBC Annual Meeting. Here are six factors that made this the best convention I’ve attended. Ronnie Floyd’s Leadership Last year (2014), I voted for Dennis Kim for SBC president. That wasn’t necessarily anything against Ronnie Floyd—I wanted to see us continue to celebrate our non-white Southern Baptists after electing Fred Luter the two conventions previous. All that to say I didn’t have much of an opinion of Ronnie Floyd one way or the other, positive or negative, before this year’s convention. Alan Cross’ article a few weeks ago … [Read more...] about SBC 2015 Recap