2012 SBC Annual Meeting Wrap Up

Published June 28, 2012

SBC messengers elect 1st black president New Orleans meeting also narrowly passes descriptor By Michael Foust Published June 28, 2012: In one the most historic meetings in the Southern Baptist Convention's 167-year history, messengers meeting June 19-20 elected the body's first African American president and voted to keep the convention's name while narrowly approving a descriptor, "Great Commission Baptists," for those churches that wish to use it.
"Great Commission Baptists" descriptor Published June 28, 2012: Passage of the descriptor "Great Commission Baptists" also was momentous, although the vote total was closer than some had expected.
Calvinism gets the spotlight Published June 28, 2012: The issue of Calvinism also was addressed from the platform several times, with each speaker urging messengers to remain united for the Great Commission. Executive Committee President Frank Page – who said he's not a Calvinist – addressed each side of the debate.
In other SBC annual meeting matters: Published June 28, 2012: More than 1,140 decisions for Christ were made during Crossover, the yearly evangelistic emphasis prior to each annual meeting.
Wright exhorts traditionalists & Calvinists By J. Gerald Harris, Editor Published June 28, 2012: The "elephant in the room" in the Southern Baptist Convention is the tension between "traditional" Southern Baptists and "Calvinists," Southern Baptist Convention President Bryant Wright said in his message to the SBC annual meeting June 19 in New Orleans.
SBC 2011 statistical realities By Ed Stetzer Published June 28, 2012: What will it take for the largest Protestant denomination in North America to move from decline to recovery to growth?
SBC pastors polled on Calvinism and its effect Published June 28, 2012: Nearly equal numbers of pastors in the Southern Baptist Convention consider their churches as Calvinist/Reformed as do Arminian/Wesleyan, although more than 60 percent are somewhat or strongly concerned about the effect of Calvinism on the denomination, according to a new survey from LifeWay Research.
'Great Commission' descriptor gets majority vote Published June 28, 2012: The descriptor "Great Commission Baptists" was approved by messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention by a vote of 53 percent to 46 percent after nearly a half-hour debate June 19 at the SBC annual meeting in New Orleans.
Nine resolutions approved "Sinner's prayer", gay marriage receive most attention By Tom Strode Published June 28, 2012: Messengers approved nine resolutions reaffirming their convictions regarding the means of salvation and the inerrancy of Scripture while indicating their intention to continue cooperating in the Great Commission despite some theological differences.

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