Messengers arrive for the second day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga., Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)
Nathan Russel, center and Nancy Patterson with the Georgia Baptist Foundation speak with a messenger on the second day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga., Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)
Representatives of Brewton-Parker College speak with a messenger on the second day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga., Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)
Messengers register and receive their ballots on the second day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga., Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)
Messengers gather on the second day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga., Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)
Longtime Georgia pastor and state missionary Levi Skipper speaks at the Georgia Baptist Preaching Conference held at the Church on Main in Snellville on Monday afternoon. (Index/Henry Durand)
Georgia evangelist Scott Smith speaks at the Georgia Baptist Preaching Conference held at the Church on Main in Snellville on Monday afternoon. (Index/Henry Durand)
Former Southern Baptist Convention President Jerry Vines speaks at the Georgia Baptist Preaching Conference held at the Church on Main in Snellville on Monday afternoon. (Index/Henry Durand)
Deaf interpreter Barb Coffan signs during worship on the second day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga., Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)
Members of the choir worship as they perform on the second day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga., Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)
Messengers worship on the second day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga., Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)
The worship band performs on the second day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga., Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)
Jason Dees, pastor of Christ Covenant in Atlanta, speaks at the 201st annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at the Church on Main in Snellville on Monday afternoon. (Index/Henry Durand)
Dustin Simmons sings during worship on the second day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga., Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)
Georgia Baptist Convention President Josh Saefkow sings during worship on the second day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga., Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)
Savannah Trammel sings during worship on the second day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga., Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)
Jalissa Jassu signs during worship on the second day of the Georgia Baptist Convention's 201st annual meeting at Church on Main in Snellville, Ga., Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (Index/Henry Durand)
Chuck Chambers, senior pastor of Woolsey Baptist Church in Fayette County, speaks at the 201st annual meeting of the Georgia Baptist Convention at the Church on Main in Snellville on Monday afternoon. (Index/Henry Durand)
