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Growth in evangelism and church planting were the focus of North American Mission Board President Kevin Ezell’s report to messengers to the 2026 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Orlando on June 10.
Inflation and declining Cooperative Program giving have put pressure on the IMB budget, but strong giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering and an increase in IMB funding next year will help keep missionary efforts strong, IMB President Paul Chitwood told messengers to the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting.
Brilliant trumpet tones filled the convention hall to open the North American Mission Board’s (NAMB) Send Luncheon, Monday June 8, as the event began by honoring Southern Baptist chaplains.
In 2009, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary President Danny Akin worked with Johnny Hunt, the SBC president at the time, to flesh out the idea of a Great Commission Resurgence.
Southern Baptist families across the country will be making the familiar trek to Orlando this summer for the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting — and probably a stop at Disney.
From Johnson City to Jackson, 47 Tennessee Baptist churches set aside the Sunday after Easter as a day for baptism. When the day came, 185 people said yes.
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