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2011 SBC MEETING PROGRAM

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2011 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION PROGRAM

ANNUAL MEETING THEME: "A Great Commission People with a Great Commandment Heart"

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 28:19-20; Matthew 22:37-39

TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 2011

8:00 Congregational Worship -- Jason Breland, convention music director, worship pastor, First Baptist Church North Mobile, North Mobile Worship Band, Saraland, Ala.

8:10 Call to Order -- Bryant Wright, president, Southern Baptist Convention, pastor, Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, Marietta, Ga.

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

8:15 Prayer -- Chaplain Major General Doug Carver, U. S. Army Chief of Chaplains, Office of the Chief of Chaplains, Army Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

8:20 Committee on Order of Business (First Report) -- Will Langford, chair, pastor, Great Bridge Baptist Church, Chesapeake, Va.

8:25 Welcome -- Steve Bass, state missionary, Arizona Southern Baptist Convention, Scottsdale, Ariz.

8:30 Announcement of Committee on Committees, Bryant Wright: Credentials, Resolutions, and Tellers

8:35 Introduction of Motions -- Bryant Wright

9:00 Congregational Worship -- Jason Breland, North Mobile Worship Band

9:05 Local Arrangements Committee Presentation -- William E. (Bill) Townes, vice president for convention finance, SBC Executive Committee, Nashville, Tenn.

9:10 Crossover Evangelism Report -- Kevin Ezell, president, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Ga.

9:15 Woman's Missionary Union Report -- Wanda S. Lee, executive director, Birmingham, Ala.

9:25 Executive Committee Report (Part 1) -- Frank S. Page, president, Nashville, Tenn.

10:25 Congregational Worship -- Mark Cottingham, worship pastor, Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, Marietta, Ga., and combined choirs:

Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, Marietta, Ga.

First Southern Baptist Church, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Foothills Baptist Church, Ahwahtukee, Phoenix, Ariz.

North Phoenix Baptist Church, Phoenix, Ariz.

10:30 LifeWay Christian Resources Report -- Thom S. Rainer, president and CEO, Nashville, Tenn.

10:45 LifeWay Christian Resources Presentation -- Thom S. Rainer

11:05 Traditional Worship -- Mark Cottingham and combined choirs

11:20 SBC President's Address -- Bryant Wright

12:00 Benediction -- George B. Wright, III, senior pastor, Cedarcrest Church, Acworth, Ga.

TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 14, 2011

ANNUAL MEETING THEME: "A Great Commission People with a Great Commandment Heart"

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 28:19-20; Matthew 22:37-39

1:45 Congregational Worship -- Jason Breland, North Mobile Worship Band

1:50 Prayer -- Emerson Falls, pastor, Glorieta Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, Okla.

1:55 SBC Historical Library and Archives Report -- R. Albert Mohler, council of seminary presidents, president, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.

2:00 Business -- Committee on Order of Business (Second Report), Will Langford, chair: Referrals/Introduction of Motions

2:15 Executive Committee Report (Part 2) -- Frank S. Page

2:45 Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary Report -- Jeff Iorg, president, Mill Valley, Calif.

3:00 Election of Officers (First)

3.10 Special Music -- Starla Harbin, recording artist, worship leader, Hoschton First Baptist Church, Hoschton, Ga.

3:15 Committee on Nominations Report -- Doug Richey, pastor, Pisgah Baptist Church, Excelsior Springs, Mo.

3:25 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Report -- Charles S. (Chuck) Kelley Jr., president, New Orleans, La.

3:40 Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Report -- Richard D. Land, president, Nashville, Tenn.

3:50 Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Presentation -- Richard D. Land

4:10 Congregational Worship -- Jason Breland, North Mobile Worship Band

4:15 Election of Officers (Second)

4:25 Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Report -- Paige Patterson, president, Fort Worth, Texas

4:40 Introduction of New Motions (Last Opportunity) -- Bryant Wright

4:50 North American Mission Board Report -- Kevin Ezell, president, Alpharetta, Ga.

5:00 North American Mission Board Appointment Service -- Kevin Ezell

5:50 Benediction -- Fernando Amarod, Hispanic ministries facilitator, Arizona Southern Baptist Convention, Scottsdale, Ariz.

WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 15, 2011

ANNUAL MEETING THEME: "A Great Commission People with a Great Commandment Heart"

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 28:19-20; Matthew 22:37-39

8:00 Congregational Worship -- Jason Breland, North Mobile Worship Band

8:10 Prayer -- Richard Gomez, mission service corps coordinator, New Mexico Baptist Convention, Albuquerque, N.M.

8:15 Business -- Committee on Order of Business (Third Report), Will Langford, chair

8:35 Election of Officers (Third)

8:45 Previously Scheduled Business -- Bryant Wright

9:00 Committee on Committees Report -- Gregg Matte, pastor, Houston's First Baptist Church, Houston, Texas

9:10 Congregational Worship -- Jason Breland, North Mobile Worship Band

9:20 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Report -- R. Philip (Phil) Roberts, president, Kansas City, Mo.

9:35 Committee on Resolutions (First Report) -- Paul Jimenez, chair, pastor, Taylors First Baptist Church, Taylors, S.C.

10:05 Election of Officers (Fourth)

10:15 Congregational Worship -- Jason Breland, North Mobile Worship Band

10:20 GuideStone Financial Resources Report -- O. S. Hawkins, president, Dallas, Texas

10:35 Previously Scheduled Business -- Bryant Wright

10:55 Election of Officers (Fifth)

11:05 Contemporary worship -- Guest artists 33Miles (Chris Lockwood & Jason Barton), Nashville, Tenn.

11:20 Convention Message -- David Platt, pastor, The Church at Brook Hills, Birmingham, Ala.

11:55 Benediction -- A. B. Vines, pastor, New Seasons Church, Spring Valley, Calif.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 15, 2011

ANNUAL MEETING THEME: "A Great Commission People with a Great Commandment Heart"

SCRIPTURE: Matthew 28:19-20; Matthew 22:37-39

3:00 Congregational Worship -- Jason Breland, North Mobile Worship Band

3:05 Prayer -- Mat McIntosh, pastor, University Fellowship Church, Norman, Okla.

3:10 Presentation of Outgoing Officers -- Bryant Wright

3:15 Presentation of New Officers -- Frank S. Page

3:20 Business -- Committee on Order of Business (Fourth Report), Will Langford, chair: Election of 2012 Convention Sermon Preacher, Alternate Preacher and Music Director

3:30 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Report -- Daniel L. (Danny) Akin, president, Wake Forest, N.C.

3:45 Recognition of Past SBC Presidents -- Bryant Wright

3:50 Previously Scheduled Business -- Bryant Wright

4:05 Committee on Resolutions (Final Report) -- Paul Jimenez, chair

4:30 Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Report -- R. Albert (Al) Mohler Jr., president, Louisville, Ky.

4:45 Congregational Worship -- Jason Breland, North Mobile Worship Band

4:55 International Mission Board Report -- Tom Elliff, president, Richmond, Va.

5:05 International Mission Board Appointment Service -- Tom Elliff

5:55 Benediction -- Stan Buckley, vice-chair, SBC Committee on Order of Business, pastor, First Baptist Church, Jackson, Miss.

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