SBC Recap: Columbus, Unity, and Momentum

http://media.blubrry.com/sbcthisweek/s3.amazonaws.com/sbcthisweek/episodes/Episode004.mp3 Download this episode Subscribe: iTunes — Stitcher — TuneIn Radio — Google Play — RSS Episode #004 Covering all the news that came from the 2015 Southern Baptist Convention Annual meeting as well as a few highlights of the week and our personal favorite moments. Annual Meeting Business Recap Executive Committee Report on Racial Diversity: In response to a motion from Alan Cross – http://bit.ly/1J89hih Resolutions Passed: Messengers affirm nine resolutions – http://bit.ly/1GVPW1j Resolution 1 – On Appreciation for Columbus Resolution 2 – On the 90th Anniversary of the Cooperative Program Resolution 3 – On Revival and Spiritual Awakening Resolution 4 – On Racial Reconciliation Resolution 5 – On the Call to Public Witness on Marriage Resolution 6 – On the Sanctity of Human Life Resolution 7 – On Pornography and Secual Purity Resolution 8 – On the Persecuted Church Worldwide Resolution 9 – On Religious Persecution and Human Rights Violations in North Korea Washington Post coverage of SBC15 Highlights of the convention: Different seating layout Different stage setup James MacDonald announces Harvest Bible Chapel will join the SBC Tuesday night prayer service IMB & NAMB joint commissioning service Alumni luncheons honor graduates Austin Stone Community Church and The Summit Church partner to endow a chair for a professor of church planting at SEBTS Tweets from the week: Amazing #SBC15 convention led by a Great leader @ronniefloyd. More excited about the future than ever before. — Robby Gallaty (@Rgallaty) June 18, 2015 Does anyone remember a more unified, positive, encouraging, and hopeful convention than this year's? Thanks – @ronniefloyd #SBC15 — Dave Miller (@davemiller7) June 18, 2015 Previous SBCs were business meetings interrupted by hymns. 2015: a worship service with interspersed business opportunities. #SBC15 — Bruce Truman (@b_truman) June 17, 2015 Thank you to @ronniefloyd & @andrewhebert86 for a great #SBC15 schedule. The most spiritual annual meeting ever. — Jim Richards (@RichardsJim) June 17, 2015 #sbc15 was a catalytic moment. What made this years meeting anointed? Clear agreement, Visible Unity, & Extraordinary PRAYER @ronniefloyd — Malachi O'Brien (@malachiobrien) June 17, 2015 In my life I can't remember such a high %age of messengers still in the hall 10 min. before adjournment. Amazing. #SBC15 #GreatAwakening — Rod D. Martin (@RodDMartin) June 17, 2015 SBC is more diverse than ever but growing in unity. I appreciate the great leaders that are uniting us to join God's mission. #sbc15 — Michael Cooper (@preaching4life) June 17, 2015 A really good Convention. Shout out to all the non-Jabronis at #SBC15. — Dean Inserra (@deaninserra) June 17, 2015 Tweeted a month ago that I long for the day when missionaries get a louder ovation than the flag or the troops at the SBC. YES.