SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION ANNUAL MEETING SCHEDULE

THEME

The “Everyone Can” Kingdom Challenge—Evangelism

SCRIPTURE

“Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Matthew 28:19-20 (HCSB)

TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 21

SESSION THEME “Everyone Can” Learn and Train Others

SCRIPTURE “And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”

2 Timothy 2:2 (HCSB)

8:00 Inspirational Music: Combined choir and orchestra—First Baptist Church, Springdale, Ark.; the Church at Pinnacle Hills, Rogers, Ark.; Celebration Choir and Orchestra of First Baptist Church, Daytona Beach, Fla.

8:10 Congregational Praise and Worship: Buster Pray, convention music director, associate pastor of worship ministries, First Baptist Church, Springdale, Ark.

8:15 Call to Order: Bobby Welch, president, Southern Baptist Convention, pastor, First Baptist Church, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Registration Report and Constitution of the Convention: James H. (Jim) Wells, SBC registration secretary, director of missions, Tri- County Baptist Association, Nixa, Mo.

8:20 Prayer: Roy Sparkman, judge, First Baptist Church, Wichita Falls, Texas

8:25 Committee on Order of Business (First Report): Sean Pierce, chairman, director of associational development, Hudson Baptist Association, Schenectady, N.Y.

8:30 Welcome: Bill Purcell, mayor, Metropolitan Nashville/ Davidson County, Nashville, Tenn.

8:40 Response: Ricky Skaggs, entertainer, First Baptist Church, Hendersonville, Tenn.

8:50 Announcement of Committee on Committees: Bobby Welch

Credentials, Resolutions, and Tellers

8:55 Introduction of Motions

9:15 Congregational Praise and Worship: Buster Pray

9:20 Music Feature: Combined Choir and Orchestra

9:25 Local Arrangements Committee Presentation: John R. (Jack) Wilkerson, vice president for business and finance, SBC Executive Committee, Nashville, Tenn.

9:30 Crossover Evangelism Report: Bobby Welch, Robert E. (Bob) Reccord, president, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Ga.

9:35 Executive Committee Report (Part 1): Morris H. Chapman, president, Nashville, Tenn.

10:35 Committee on Nominations Report: Wayne Lee, chairman, First Baptist Church, Euless, Texas

10:45 Congregational Praise and Worship: Larry Black, interim music minister, Celebration Choir and Orchestra of First Baptist Church, Daytona Beach, Fla.

10:50 Worship in Music: Celebration Choir and Orchestra

10:55 President’s Address

Prayer: Maudellen Welch

Address: Bobby Welch

11:35 Baptism*

11:40 Benediction: Doug Williams, national FAITH consultant, First Baptist Church, Oneonta, Ala.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 21

SESSION THEME “Everyone Can” Go and Tell Others

SCRIPTURE “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 1:8 (HCSB)

1:00 Prayer: Abe Silliman, Jr., pastor, Macedonia Baptist Church, Ripley, Tenn.

1:05 Baptism*

1:10 Business: Sean Pierce

Committee on Order of Business (Second Report)

Referrals/Introduction of Motions

1:25 Executive Committee Report (Part 2): Morris H. Chapman

1:55 Women’s Missionary Union Report: Wanda S. Lee, executive director-treasurer, Birmingham, Ala.

2:05 SBC Historical Library and Archives Report: R. Philip Roberts, chairman, Council of Seminary Presidents, president, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo.

2:15 Election of Officers (First): Bobby Welch

2:30 A Celebration of God and Country: Russ Lee, singer/ songwriter/music evangelist, New Vision Baptist Church, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and combined choir and orchestra—First Baptist Church, Springdale, Ark., the Church at Pinnacle Hills and First Baptist Church, Daytona Beach, Fla.

2:45 SPECIAL FEATURE

3:05 Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary Report: Jeff Iorg, president, Mill Valley, Calif.

3:20 Special Music: Russ Lee and First Baptist Church, Springdale, Ark., Worship Team

3:25 “Everyone Can” Point of Challenge

Prayer: Ross and Hannah Jordan

Challenge: Dawn Smith Jordan, contemporary Christian singer/songwriter/recording artist/author, First Baptist Church, Columbia, S.C.

3:45 LifeWay Christian Resources Report: James T. (Jimmy) Draper Jr., president, Nashville, Tenn.

3:55 LifeWay Christian Resources Presentation: James T. (Jimmy) Draper Jr.

4:15 Congregational Praise and Worship: Andrew Pray, pastor of worship arts, Avalon Church, McDonough, Ga. and First Baptist, Springdale, Ark., Worship Team

4:20 Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Report: Paige Patterson, president, Fort Worth, Texas

4:35 Election of Officers (Second): Bobby Welch

4:50 Introduction of New Motions (Last Opportunity): Bobby Welch

5:15 Benediction: Clark D. Stewart, senior pastor, Harmony Baptist Church, Crystal Springs, Miss.

TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 21

SESSION THEME “Everyone Can” Obey and Teach Others

SCRIPTURE “But when they believed Philip, as he proclaimed the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.”

Acts 8:12 (HCSB)

6:30 Concert of Praise: Combined Choir and Orchestra—First Baptist Church, Springdale, Ark., and the Church at Pinnacle Hills

6:40 Baptism*

6:45 Prayer: Charles Hollingsworth, minister of worship, First Baptist Church, Haysville, Kan.

6:50 Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Report: Richard D. Land, president, Nashville, Tenn.

7:00 Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Presentation: Richard D. Land

7:20 Election of Officers (Third): Bobby Welch

7:30 Business: Sean Pierce

Committee on Order of Business (Third Report)

7:40 Previously Scheduled Business: Bobby Welch

8:05 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Report: Charles S. (Chuck) Kelley Jr., president, New Orleans, La.

8:20 Congregational Praise and Worship: Buster Pray, Andrew Pray, Combined Choir and Orchestra

8:35 Recognition of Former SBC Presidents: Bobby Welch

8:45 Music Feature: Combined Choir and Orchestra

8:50 “Everyone Can” Point of Challenge

Prayer: Liliana Lewis

Challenge: Michael S. Lewis, senior pastor, Great Hills Baptist Church, Austin, Texas

9:15 Congregational Praise and Worship: Josh Stanbery, minister of worship, the Church at Pinnacle Hills

9:20 North American Mission Board Report: Robert E. (Bob) Reccord, president, Alpharetta, Ga.

9:30 North American Mission Board Presentation: Robert E. (Bob) Reccord

9:50 Benediction: Bill Bennett, president, Mentoring Men for the Master, International, Scotts Hill Baptist Church, Wilmington, N.C.

WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 22

SESSION THEME
“Everyone Can” Grow and Take Others

SCRIPTURE
“Remember this: the person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.”

2 Corinthians 9:6 (HCSB)

8:00 Concert of Praise: Celebration Choir, Idlewild Baptist Church, Tampa, Fla.

8:15 Baptism*

8:20 Prayer: D.L. (Dan) Ireland, executive director, Alabama Citizens Action Program, Birmingham, Ala.

8:25 Election of Officers (Fourth): Bobby Welch

8:35 Business: Sean Pierce

Committee on Order of Business (Fourth Report)

8:55 Previously Scheduled Business

9:10 Committee on Resolutions (First Report): Gene Mims, president, International Baptist Network, Judson Baptist Church, Nashville, Tenn.

9:40 Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Report: R. Albert (Al) Mohler Jr., president, Louisville, Ky.

9:55 Congregational Praise and Worship: Richard K. Forbus, director of leadership initiatives, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Ga.

10:00 Music Feature: Celebration Choir, Idlewild Baptist Church

10:05 “Everyone Can” Point of Challenge

Prayer: Joan Williams

Challenge: Anthony Williams, pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Durant, Okla.

10:30 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Report: R. Philip (Phil) Roberts, president, Kansas City, Mo.

10:45 Election of Officers (Fifth): Bobby Welch

10:55 Committee on Committees Report: Roland Maddox, chairman, Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis, Tenn.

11:05 Annuity Board (GuideStone Financial Resources) Report: O.S. Hawkins, president, Dallas, Texas

11:20 Congregational Praise and Worship: Ron Upton, minister-family worship, Idlewild Baptist Church, Tampa, Fla.

11:25 Music Feature: Celebration Choir, Idlewild Baptist Church

11:30 Convention Message:

Prayer: Ginny Whitten

Message: Ken Whitten, senior pastor, Idlewild Baptist Church, Tampa, Fla.

12:05 Benediction: Milton E. Kornegay, senior pastor, Central Baptist Church, Syracuse, N.Y.

WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 22

SESSION THEME “Everyone Can” Care and Touch Others

SCRIPTURE “Now this is His command: that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as He commanded us. The one who keeps His commands remains in Him, and He in him.”

1 John 3:23-24 (HCSB)

6:00 Concert of Praise: Buster Pray, Larry Black and “Everyone Can” People’s Mass Choir and Orchestra

6:10 Baptism*

6:15 Prayer: Robert A. Mowrey, pastor, First Baptist Church, Scottsboro, Tenn.

6:20 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Report: Daniel L. (Danny) Akin, president, Wake Forest, N.C.

6:35 Presentation of Outgoing Officers: Bobby Welch

6:40 Presentation of New Officers: Morris H. Chapman

6:45 Business: Sean Pierce

Committee on Order of Business (Fifth Report)

Election of 2006 Convention Sermon Preacher, Alternate and Music Director

6:55 Previously Scheduled Business: Bobby Welch

7:10 Committee on Resolutions (Final Report): Gene Mims

7:40 Special Recognition of the ministry of Billy Graham and SBC Evangelists: Bobby Welch; Representing his grandfather: William Franklin Graham IV, pastor, Wakefield Baptist church, Raleigh, N.C.

Prayer: Keith Fordham, former president, Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists, president, Keith Fordham Evangelistic Association, Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church, Fayetteville, Ga.

8:00 Congregational Praise and Worship: Buster Pray, Andrew Pray and “Everyone Can” People’s Choir and Orchestra

8:10 International Mission Board Report: Jerry A. Rankin, president, Richmond, Va.

8:20 International Mission Board Presentation: Jerry A. Rankin

8:40 Concert of Praise: Casting Crowns and “Everyone Can” People’s Choir and Orchestra

9:00 “Everyone Can” Kingdom Point of Challenge

Prayer: Carol Ann Draper

Challenge: James T. (Jimmy) Draper Jr.

9:25 The “Everyone Can” Kingdom Challenge Launch: Bobby Welch

9:30 Benediction: David B. Cox, co-pastor, First Baptist Church, Daytona Beach, Fla.

*Because baptism is an ordinance of the church, all baptisms will be conducted with full approval and support of a sponsoring home church, members of each of which will be present to witness.