Stories tagged with: 2020 sbc pastors conference

• 2020 SBC Pastors' Conference canceled; 2021 conference to be SEND event

  by George Schroeder, posted Friday, April 17, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

  ORLANDO (BP) -- The 2020 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors' Conference has been canceled, and its officers have asked the North American Mission Board to plan and produce the event in 2021.

  The decision brings resolution to an event that had become controversial because of its planned lineup of speakers. David Uth, president of the 2020 Pastors' Conference and pastor of First Baptist Church of Orlando, said in a statement released Friday (April 17) that the officers had "prayerfully considered options" and "sought counsel" from SBC president J.D. Greear and some former SBC pastors' conference presidents. Read More

• Kell to be nominated for 2021 Pastors' Conference president

  by Tess Schoonhoven, posted Thursday, February 20, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BP) -- Dave Russell, pastor of Oakhurst Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., has announced his intention to nominate Garrett Kell, pastor of Del Ray Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va., for president of the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors' Conference. The 2021 Pastors' Conference will be held in Nashville, Tenn., in conjunction with the 2021 SBC Annual Meeting. The presidential election will take place at the 2020 Pastors' Conference in June in Orlando, Fla. Read More

• SBC EC grants Uth extension for pastors' conference response

  by Diana Chandler, posted Thursday, February 20, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

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  ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) -- SBC Pastors' Conference president David Uth has been granted an extended time for fasting and prayer before responding to the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee's stipulation that program adjustments be made before space is allocated at the 2020 SBC Annual Meeting venue.

  Responding to dissension over the 2020 SBC Pastors' Conference (SBCPC) speaker roster, the SBC EC originally voted Feb. 18 to give the SBCPC until Feb. 24 to make suitable changes to its conference program to be granted space June 7-8 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The extension gives the church until March 30 to respond. Read More

• Pastors' Conference meeting space contingent on program changes

  by George Schroeder, posted Tuesday, February 18, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

  NASHVILLE (BP) -- Responding to concerns about the speakers' lineup for the 2020 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors' Conference, the SBC Executive Committee voted Tuesday (Feb. 18) to allocate meeting space for the event provided changes are made to the proposed program. Read More

• First Baptist Orlando to pay all pastors' conference costs

  by Diana Chandler, posted Monday, February 17, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

  ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) -- First Baptist Church of Orlando, Fla., has paid the full cost of the 2020 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors' Conference, leaders said Monday (Feb. 17) in response to disagreement about speakers and performers slated for the June 7-8 event.

  "We will not receive any financial support of any kind from any SBC entity or auxiliary," pastors' conference leaders said in a statement released by Matthew Robinson, First Orlando pastor of administration. "Our hope is that this will ease conflicts or tensions that exist over the slated program for the conference. The 2020 SBC Pastors' Conference is in no way being sponsored, controlled or paid for by the SBC, even though its purpose is still to bless and encourage SBC pastors and wives." Read More

• Pastors' conference president responds to lineup concerns

  by Diana Chandler, posted Tuesday, February 11, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

  ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) -- Speakers and music performers confirmed for the 2020 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors' Conference have good relationships with First Baptist Church of Orlando and other Southern Baptists, conference president David Uth told Baptist Press Tuesday (Feb. 11).

  "My goal, my prayer was that we could open ourselves up to hear from people that maybe were good friends of ours, but not in our Southern Baptist Convention," Uth said. "I feel like they have a message for us. I feel like God wants to speak to us through them. So my goal and my hope was that we could hear their message, we could learn from them, and we could embrace it." Read More

• Pastors' conference announces speakers, theme

  by Diana Chandler, posted Monday, February 10, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

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  ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) -- Bestselling author Wayne Cordeiro and former International Mission Board president David Platt are on a preliminary lineup of 2020 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors' Conference speakers announced Monday (Feb. 10).

  "Beloved," based on 1 John 4:11, is the theme of the conference set for June 7-8 at First Baptist Church of Orlando in Orlando, Fla., host pastor and conference president David Uth announced. Read More

• Keck to be nominated for VP of 2021 Pastors' Conference

  by Tess Schoonhoven , posted Monday, January 27, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (BP) -- Jimmy Scroggins, pastor of Family Church in West Palm Beach, Fla., has announced his intention to nominate Chad Keck, pastor of First Baptist Church Kettering (FBK) in Dayton, Ohio, for vice president of the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Pastors' Conference.

  The 2021 Pastors' Conference will be held in Nashville, Tenn., in conjunction with the 2021 SBC annual meeting. Read More

• Henslee to be nominated for Pastors' Conference presidency

  by BP Staff, posted Friday, January 03, 2020 (4 years ago)

  

  FARMERSVILLE, Texas (BP) -- Bart Barber, pastor of First Baptist Church in Farmersville, Texas, has announced his intention to nominate Matt Henslee, pastor of Mayhill Baptist Church in Mayhill, N.M., for president of the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors' Conference. The 2021 Pastors' Conference will be held in Nashville, Tenn., in conjunction with the 2021 SBC annual meeting. The presidential election will take place at the 2020 Pastors' Conference in June in Orlando, Fla. Read More