DALLAS (BP) — The 2018 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting will convene at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas on Tuesday, June 12, at 8:15 a.m. and conclude Wednesday, June 13, at 4:55 p.m.
A full schedule follows.
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 12
8:15 — Opening Worship — Mark Blair, Convention music director; music minister, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tenn.
8:25 — Welcome and Call to Order — Steve Gaines, SBC president; senior pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tenn.
Announcement of Committee on Committees, Credentials Committee, Tellers, and Resolutions Committee
8:30 — Scripture and Prayer — Kevin Smith, executive director, Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware, Columbia, Md.
8:35 — Registration Report and Constitution of Convention — Don Currence, SBC registration secretary; minister of children and administration, First Baptist Church, Ozark, Mo.
8:38 — Committee on Order of Business Report (First) — Grant Ethridge, chairman; senior pastor, LibertyLive.Church, Hampton Roads, Va.
8:43 — Appreciation of Volunteers — Steve Gaines
8:45 — Welcome to Dallas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
8:55 — Honoring America and Recognition of Veterans
The Pledge of Allegiance
The National Anthem: “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Worship — Mark Blair
9:10 — Crossover Report — Joel Southerland, executive director of evangelism, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Ga.
9:15 — GuideStone Financial Resources Report — O.S. Hawkins, president and CEO, GuideStone Financial Resources, Dallas
9:27 — Introduction of New Motions (First) — Steve Gaines
9:42 — Executive Committee Report (Part 1) — D. August Boto, interim president and executive vice president for convention policy, SBC Executive Committee, Nashville
10:12 — Introduction of Past Presidents — Steve Gaines
10:17 — Introduction of the President and Family — Randy C. Davis, president and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, Brentwood, Tenn.
10:22 — Prayer for the President — Bill Street, minister of evangelism and discipleship, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tenn.
10:27 — Worship — Mark Blair
10:35 — President’s Address — Steve Gaines
11:45 — Closing Prayer — Trent Gann, pastor, First Baptist Church, Woodville, Fla.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 12
1:15 — Scripture and Prayer — Bob Davis, evangelist; pastor, Beulah Baptist Church, Lynchburg, Va.
1:20 — Special Guest — Dave Ramsey, personal finance expert; CEO, Ramsey Solutions, Brentwood, Tenn.
1:50 — Election of Officers (First)
1:55 — Executive Committee Report (Part 2) — D. August Boto, interim president and executive vice president for Convention policy, SBC Executive Committee, Nashville
2:55 — Election of Officers (Second)
3:00 — Committee on Order of Business Report (Second) — Grant Ethridge, chairman; senior pastor, LibertyLive.Church, Hampton Roads, Va.
3:10 — North American Mission Board Presentation — Kevin Ezell, president, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Ga.
3:40 — Election of Officers (Third)
3:45 — Introduction of New Motions (Last Opportunity)
4:00 — Committee on Committees Report — Emir Caner, chairman; president, Truett-McConnell University, Cleveland, Ga.
4:10 — Committee on Nominations Report — James Freeman, chairman; Country Meadows Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo.
4:20 — Election of Officers (Fourth)
4:25 — Election of Officers (Fifth)
4:30 — Committee on Resolutions Report — Jason Duesing, chairman; provost and associate professor of historical theology, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo.
5:05 — Closing Prayer — Danny Sinquefield, pastor, Faith Baptist Church, Bartlett, Tenn.
TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 12
6:30 Committee on Order of Business Report (Third) — Grant Ethridge, chairman; senior pastor, LibertyLive.Church, Hampton Roads, Va.
Election of 2019 Convention Preacher, Alternate Preacher and Music Director
6:45 — An Evening of Prayer and Worship — Mark Blair, Convention music director; music minister, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tenn.
Special Guest — Ravi Zacharias, president, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, Alpharetta, Ga.
8:30 — International Mission Board Commissioning Service — David Platt, president, International Mission Board, Richmond, Va.
9:15 — Closing Prayer — Rick Lance, executive director/treasurer, Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, Prattville, Ala.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 13
8:15 Opening Worship — Mark Blair, Convention music director; music minister, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tenn.
8:25 — Scripture and Prayer — Sonny Tucker, executive director, Arkansas Baptist State Convention, Little Rock, Ark.
8:30 — Committee on Order of Business Report (Fourth) — Grant Ethridge, chairman; senior pastor, LibertyLive.Church, Hampton Roads, Va.
8:45 — Previously Scheduled Business — Steve Gaines, SBC president; senior pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tenn.
9:00 — Woman’s Missionary Union Report — Sandra Wisdom-Martin, executive director/treasurer, Woman’s Missionary Union, Birmingham, Ala.
9:12 — North American Mission Board Report — Kevin Ezell, president, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Ga.
9:24 — International Mission Board Report — David Platt, president, International Mission Board, Richmond, Va.
9:36 — Evangelism Task Force Report — Paige Patterson, chairman; president, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas
9:46 – Worship — Mark Blair
9:55 — Convention Sermon — Paige Patterson
10:35 — Prayer of Response — Bob Pearle, senior pastor, Birchman Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas
10:40 — Joint Seminary Presentation and Reports — Daniel L. Akin, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, N.C.; Jason K. Allen, president, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo.; Jeff Iorg, president, Gateway Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention, Ontario, Calif.; Charles S. Kelley Jr., president, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, La.; R. Albert Mohler Jr., president, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.; Paige Patterson, president, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas
11:55 — Closing Prayer — Zac Reno, pastor, The Summit Church, Benton, Ark.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 13
2:30 — Opening Worship — Mark Blair, Convention music director; music minister, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tenn.
2:40 — Scripture and Prayer — Noah Sidhom, pastor of leadership development, web and social media, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tenn.
2:45 — Previously Scheduled Business — Steve Gaines, SBC president; senior pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova, Tenn.
2:55 — Special Guest — Jonathan Evans, author; speaker; chaplain of the Dallas Cowboys
3:10 — Presentation of Officers — D. August Boto, interim president and executive vice president for Convention policy, SBC Executive Committee, Nashville
3:20 — LifeWay Christian Resources Report — Thom S. Rainer, president and CEO, LifeWay Christian Resources, Nashville
3:32 — LifeWay Christian Resources Presentation — Thom S. Rainer
3:47 — President’s Panel on Stewardship
4:25 — The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Report — Russell D. Moore, president, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Nashville
4:37 — The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Presentation — Russell D. Moore
4:52 — Closing Words and Dallas hand-off to Birmingham — Steve Gaines
4:55 — Closing Prayer — David Hankins, executive director, Louisiana Baptist Convention, Alexandria, La.
