OPINION

Audio of Wright news conference now online

Baptist Press
Baptist Press  |  Sep 21, 2011
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The audio from Southern Baptist Convention President Bryant Wright's news conference concerning a possible convention name change has been posted online.

During the Sept. 19 Executive Committee meeting, Wright announced the appointment of a presidential task force to study the prospect of changing the 166-year-old convention's name, saying the name's regional nature has become a barrier in some parts of the United States.

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Bryant Wright news conference from Baptist Press on Vimeo.

After the meeting, Wright held a news conference that lasted about 20 minutes. The audio of that press conference is available at http://vimeo.com/29380529.

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Suggestions regarding a name change can be posted at http://Pray4SBC.com.

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Compiled by Michael Foust, associate editor of Baptist Press.

Read previous Baptist Press stories on the issue:

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=36156

http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=36157

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