There were only the two expected nominations.
Pastor ?? Hardwick (I don’t hear like I used to) delivered a positive and optimistic nominating speech for Josh Powell. It was solid and informational. He stated that Josh Powell believes in Southern Baptists, in us, the messengers, and in cooperation. It was not a stemwinder but it was a good speech.
Adrian Taylor nominated Willy Rice and his speech was much more enthusiastic. “We need Willy” he told us repeatedly. We will let down the Kingdom of God if we don’t elect Willy in this seminal moment. It was a stirring speech.
For the record, the applause for his speech was significantly louder, though I do not know if that means that Willy Rice will win.
There were 11,613 messengers at the time of the vote.
