LoveLoud through the Great Commission
SBC President Johnny Hunt has selected "LoveLoud through the Great Commission" (1 John 3:18) as the theme for this year's sessions.

"We've got to 'Love Loud'!" Hunt, senior pastor of the Atlanta-area First Baptist Church in Woodstock, said. "Loud Love moves beyond the four walls of the church. I hope to encourage our folks to roll up their sleeves and get after it. Read More

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Charles Lowery Frozen, Rusted, Chained, or Melted When a young girl arrived home from school and told her Mom that she was the smartest student in the class that day, her mom asked how that happened. "We wrote on the blackboard," the girl said proudly, "and I was the only one in the class that could read my writing." It is natural to look at life from our point-of-view. A chicken and elephant were locked in a cage together, and the chicken told the elephant that they needed a few rules. The first was that they not step on each other. We, like the chicken, look at rules and decisions in a way that will best benefit us. ~ by Charles Lowery

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Great Commission Task Force Recommendations to the Southern Baptist Convention
The following recommendations were presented by the Great Commission Task Force May 3, 2010, to be voted upon by the messengers at the Southern Baptist Convention, meeting June 15-16, 2010, in Orlando, Florida. Read More

Dear Fellow Southern Baptists
n Proverbs 12:25, the Bible states, "Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad." Undoubtedly, some have become a little anxious in this last year as the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force has carried out its assignment entrusted by the 2009 Southern Baptist Convention messengers. We have taken very seriously our assignment and feel deep within our hearts that we have a report that will deliver a Christ-honoring vision for a Great Commission future. Read More

What's in a Name? Morris H. Chapman on the Cooperative Program and Great Commission Giving
Morris H. Chapman, president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, responded to the Great Commission Task Force Final Report with a "white paper" called "What's in a name? The Cooperative Program and Great Commission Giving." In his response, he expressed nine concerns about how the Great Commission Task Force's proposed new category of giving, "Great Commission Giving," may impact the Cooperative Program. Read More

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• Election ~ God's Gracious Purpose
• NOBTS: Cooperating in a Multi-Party Partnership
• A New Look at the EKG Initiative
• Churches on Mission: Impact Baptist Church
• The Tennessee Flood of 2010
• As God Would Have It!
• Frozen, Rusted, Chained, or Melted
• Mosaic