Julio Guarneri, lead pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in McAllen, was elected to serve as the next executive director of the Baptist General Convention of Texas on Tuesday (Sept. 19).
While the anticipated next step regarding who will lead the SBC Executive Committee in the interim period changed mid-way through the trustees’ meeting this week, trustee chair Philip Robertson plans to begin a new search right away.
“In the last three years, the shift has been staggering: 435,000 lost in 2020; 410,000 in 2021; and then 484,000 in 2022. In total, the [Southern Baptist Convention] has lost more than 1.3 million people in just three years.”
“Both parties have agreed that moving in the direction of new leadership is in the best interest of the organization and its mission of ‘sharing hope…changing lives,’” BCHNC said.
A preacher teaching about Christ’s divinity was assaulted at an evangelistic event in Uganda, and so were the Christians trying to rescue him from the melee.
During its Sept. 19 morning meeting in Nashville, the SBC Executive Committee board of trustees approved a readjusted operating budget for the 2023–24 fiscal year and dealt with a variety of heavy topics.
Associations of churches from across the nation can play a major role in preserving Southern Baptist history, and the Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives is eager to help.
“We must move forward in unity for the sake of the convention and for the sake of gospel proclamation,” Jonathan Howe shares during EC interim president’s report.
SBC President Bart Barber challenged trustees to “look past those who tear down” and focus on cooperation.
For those who may not know what those in SBC EC committee meetings specifically do, we compiled a description of each committee and its responsibilities according to SBC bylaws.
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