In late April, President Johnny Hunt issued a
call to Southern Baptists for a “Great Commission Resurgence,” with
an accompanying ten-point “Great Commission Resurgence
Declaration.” This Declaration has generated widespread
interest and conversation among Southern Baptists. The links
and articles contained in this collection are designed to assist
Southern Baptists by posting the Declaration in its various
revisions and directing the reader to a sampling of published
denominational perspectives on this important and timely subject.
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Cooperative Program Promotion, Stewardship Education, and the Southern Baptist Convention
An Historical Review - March 19, 2010
On February 22, 2010, the Great Commission Task Force issued a “Progress Report” on ways it hopes to assist Southern Baptists to “work more faithfully
and effectively together in serving Christ through the Great Commission.” The 32-page report contains a brief sermon outline, eight core values, and
six principal “components.” This brief essay will evaluate its Component #4 in light of the 85-year history of promotion of the Cooperative Program
of the Southern Baptist Convention. |
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SBC Executive Committee President’s Report - February 22, 2010
As a member of the Executive Committee, you serve in one of the most critical positions in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). The
Convention relies heavily on you to be trustworthy and wise in your deliberations and judgments. The committee always will have its
critics, and lobbyists who attempt to pressure you “to see it their way.” Those who live and die by the political sword
in the Convention believe that you can be convinced of their position because of your desire for political good will. But in the
years I have been here, members of the Executive Committee have displayed rare and courageous resistance against those who attempt to influence
your vote on everything from issues to officer nominees. |
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Progress Report of the Great Commission Resurgence Task
Force of the Southern Baptist Convention - February 22, 2010
Delivered by Dr. Ronnie W. Floyd, Chairman of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force of the Southern Baptist Convention
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Watch video of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force Progress Report as delivered by Dr. Ronnie W. Floyd at the SBC Executive
meeting, February 22, 2010. |
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SBC
Executive Committee Presidential Report -
2009 SBC Annual Meeting
The Southern Baptist Convention and the Great
Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ have never
been strangers to one another, and so long
as the convention and her agencies and institutions
stay anchored upon the inerrant Word of God
and focused on the unconquerable Cross of Christ,
she will stand against every wind of doctrine
that blows across the great theological divide,
against every ecclesiastic fad that promises
innovation at the expense of confessional fidelity,
against every subtle temptation toward uncooperative
narrowness and unorthodox ecumenism.
See also related article, Clarification of Intent |
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Dr. Chapman's Memorandum
to the Executive Committee
Dr. Morris Chapman, President of the Executive Committee,
mailed the following memorandum to all members
(trustees) of the Executive Committee on Friday,
May 29, 2009. Dr. Johnny Hunt, as President of
the SBC, is a member of the Executive Committee
and received his copy of the memorandum directly
from Dr. Chapman, along with all other Executive
Committee members. Prior to the publication of
a recent article by Tammi Ledbetter in the SBCT
Texan Online and the Florida Baptist Witness on
June 5, 2009, the letter had been released only
to Executive Committee members.
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This One Thing I Do
by Dr. Morris H. Chapman
On Monday, April 27, I received an email and was surprised
by the attachment entitled, the Great Commission Resurgence
Declaration (Declaration). As I began reading through
the ten articles of the Declaration, I rejoiced in
the strong affirmations of our Convention’s biblical
convictions. These articles listed many of the tenets
of the faith that are critical to believe and live
if ever we expect to fulfill Christ’s commission
to us in Matthew 28:19-20 and see revival come to our
churches. The email asked Southern Baptists to sign
a webpage created to show their commitment to the Declaration.
Some of those who knew about it prior to its posting
had signed already.
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Toward A Great Commission
Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptists have always been a Great Commission people. Christ's command
to go, disciple, baptize, and teach is woven into the very DNA of our churches.
By God's grace, over the last thirty years the SBC has undergone a Conservative
Resurgence that has brought substantive changes to many of our churches and all
of our Convention's seminaries and boards.
Great Commission
Resurgence Declaration, Latest Revision,
May 22, 2009
Great Commission
Resurgence Declaration, First Revision, April 29,
2009
Great Commission
Resurgence Declaration, Original Version, April
27, 2009
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An
open letter to Southern Baptists
regarding the "Great Commission Resurgence" declaration
WOODSTOCK, Ga. (BP)--Johnny Hunt, president of the Southern
Baptist convention and pastor of First Baptist Church in
Woodstock, Ga. has issued the following letter to Southern
Baptists: |
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GCR Clarifies
the phrase "to
look to the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 as a
sufficient guide" |
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Axioms for a Great Commission Resurgence
Following His resurrection Jesus spent time with His
disciples for 40 days preparing them for their
assignment once He had ascended. He led them out to
Mount Olivet where He would return back to the
Father. However, just prior to His ascension,
the disciples wanted to have a theological conversation
concerning matters of eschatology. Specifically
they wanted to know, “Lord, will you at this
time restore the kingdom to Israel?” |
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| GCR In The News |
| 12/28/09 |
Resurgence group making ‘great’ progress, expects to
report in Feb.
Atlanta—The Great Commission Resurgence Task Force reported significant progress in its Nov. 30-Dec. 1 meeting in Atlanta and plans to
present a substantial report during the February meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee in Nashville, according
to task force chairman Ronnie Floyd. |
| 11/18/09 |
BSC develops e3 theme for annual meeting
The three “e’s” theme — encounter God, engage culture, experience peace — is based on Jeremiah 29:7: “And
seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the LORD for it; for in its peace you will have
peace” (NKJV). |
| 11/13/09 |
Great Commission resurgence requires radical change, Rankin tells trustees
SHREVEPORT, La. (BP)--If Southern Baptists truly want to experience a Great Commission resurgence, they must turn their backs on business as
usual and be willing to make radical changes in their missions commitment and approach, Jerry Rankin told International Mission Board trustees
Nov. 10 in Shreveport, La.
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| 11/02/09 |
In the beginning ... has SBC purpose changed?
The viability of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) as a dynamic, growing, focused and effective convention of churches has been a matter
of wide and constant debate since this spring; ever since Southeastern Baptist Seminary President Danny Akin floated 12 axioms for a Great
Commission Resurgence that became the framework around which SBC President Johnny Hunt named a Great Commission Resurgence Task Force. |
| 10/22/09 |
Tulsa area pastors welcome GCR priorities during session
BROKEN ARROW--The appeal for a Great Commission Resurgence found a warm reception among the 100 or more Oklahoma pastors and laymen gathering
at First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow for a GCR Task Force listening session Oct. 22.
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| 10/20/09 |
Akin: SBC’s future ‘hopeful’ if committed to Great Commission
JACKSON, Tenn. (FBW)—With “seismic changes” creating an “unprecedented” historical moment for the Southern Baptist
Convention, Danny Akin is not optimistic about the future of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination but he is “hopeful”—if
Southern Baptists will fully commit themselves to the Lordship of Christ and His Great Commission. |
| 10/19/09 |
Gilbert, Akin give insights into GCR
Members of the Great Commission Resurgence (GCR) Task Force appointed by Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Johnny Hunt in June are
not releasing any information about their deliberations, but recent comments by two North Carolina members offer some insights into at
least what they are thinking.
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| 10/15/09 |
Naples church aims to personalize missions with ‘Great Commission Connection’
NAPLES (FBW) – In what he hopes will be a “game-changer in terms of the Cooperative Program and our whole relationship with missions,” Hayes
Wicker has led First Baptist Church in Naples to launch the “Great Commission Connection.” |
| 09/25/09 |
Morris H. Chapman: A leadership retrospective
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Morris H. Chapman, president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, has
called on Southern Baptists –- every church, every pastor, every entity head, every Sunday school class or small group –- to pray
this next year for "just one more soul" in a prayer initiative to support the Great Commission Resurgence. Thus, Chapman, who announced
his projected 2010 retirement date at the fall Executive Committee meeting (September 21-22), will close his 18-year tenure with the Executive
Committee in the same way he began -- with a call for corporate prayer and personal evangelism. |
| 09/22/09 |
Chapman urges prayer for 'one more soul'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Announcing "a prayer initiative to support the Great Commission Resurgence," Morris H. Chapman called Baptists
to each pray for one person to be saved. |
| 08/27/09 |
GCR task force calls for input, prayer
ROGERS, Ark. (BP)--Interest is "huge" in the Southern Baptist Convention's Great Commission Resurgence Task Force and the group wants
grass-roots Southern Baptists to share their thoughts and mobilize their congregations to pray for the task force's work, its chairman
said Aug. 27.
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| 08/27/09 |
SBC President Hunt urges 'personal Great Commission resurgence'
ROGERS, Ark. (BP)--Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt called on the denomination's pastors Aug. 26 to seek "a personal
Great Commission Resurgence" and lead their congregations to "embrace in the greatest degree ever the lostness of the world."
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| 08/25/09 |
Task force has potential, if it stays on task
Is the creation of a Great Commission Task Force for Kentucky Baptists a good thing?
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| 08/18/09 |
Task force chairman Floyd encouraged after first meeting
Atlanta—The first meeting of the task force charged with helping spark a “Great Commission resurgence” among Southern Baptists
held its first meeting Aug. 11-12 in Atlanta, and chairman Ronnie Floyd came away feeling both encouraged by the spirit of the gathering
and burdened by the enormity of the challenge before them.
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| 07/30/09 |
NAMB task force discusses name, purpose; closes meetings to media
ATLANTA (BP)--The North American Great Commission Task Force held its first working meeting July 28, discussing its purpose and the need for
a new name -- and voting to hold its meetings in private.
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| 07/28/09 |
Task force to meet twice in August, 4 more appointed
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IB)—The Southern Baptist Convention’s newly minted Great Commission Task Force will meet twice next month, once
in Atlanta, Ga. and once in Rogers, Ark. |
| 07/28/09 |
Great Commission, not 'old wars,' will be focus of GCR task force, chairman says
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (BP)--Ronnie Floyd knows many Southern Baptists had reservations about the "Great Commission Resurgence" declaration
and some are concerned the "Great Commission Task Force" appointed during the annual meeting in June will turn the Southern Baptist
Convention structure on its head. |
| 07/13/09 |
Great Commission
Resurgence driven by inerrancy’s children
In recent editorials, Norman Jameson (June 6) and D. Harold Bennett Jr. (July 4) have both argued the Great Commission Resurgence movement
is best understood as a continuation of the Bold Missions Thrust initiative begun in 1976. |
| 07/13/09 |
Why excitement over GCR?
What is the reason for the excitement surrounding the Great Commission Resurgence and its very visible leaders, Johnny Hunt, Danny Akin, and
Al Mohler?
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| 07/09/09 |
Hunt adds four to GCR task force
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Four members have been added to the Great Commission task force appointed June 24 by Southern Baptist Convention President
Johnny Hunt during the SBC annual meeting in Louisville, Ky.
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| 07/06/09 |
Southern Baptists rally to president's call for Great Commission Resurgence
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Messengers to the 2009 Southern Baptist Convention enthusiastically embraced SBC President Johnny Hunt's plan to appoint
a task force to study how Southern Baptists can work "more faithfully and effectively together in serving Christ through the Great
Commission."
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| 07/02/09 |
SBC messengers overwhelmingly approve Great Commission Task Force
Overwhelming approval of a Great Commission Task Force climaxed 25 minutes of discussion during the Tuesday evening session of the Southern
Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting. |
| 07/02/09 |
Great Commission Task Force Is the Story
The story of the 164th annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is the Great Commission Task Force (see story, page 1). From
start to finish, the meeting was orchestrated to keep attention focused on the proposal championed by SBC President Johnny Hunt.
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| 06/29/09 |
Undercurrents indicate change in SBC
Even though the Great Commission Resurgence grabbed the headlines, three undercurrents of young pastors, John Calvin and Mark Driscoll pulled
like riptides through the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting in Louisville June 23-24.
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| 06/25/09 |
Hunt expresses urgency about Great Commission
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Encouraged by attendance exceeding 8,600 registered messengers on the first day of the Southern Baptist Convention annual
meeting June 23 -- twice as many as he expected -- SBC President Johnny Hunt said there is a "sense of urgency" among the brethren.
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| 06/24/09 |
Great Commission Task Force approved by SBC messengers
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Overwhelming approval of a Great Commission Task Force climaxed 25 minutes of discussion during the Tuesday evening session
of Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting. |
| 06/24/09 |
SBC needs to be serious about Great Commission, Hunt stresses
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Despite membership declines compounded by an apparent generation gap, the Southern Baptist Convention faces a bright
future, SBC President Johnny Hunt predicted June 23. |
| 06/24/09 |
R. Albert (Al) Mohler, Jr.'s motion during the 2009 SBC Annual Meeting |
| 06/23/09 |
Revival will lead to Great Commission Resurgence, Hunt predicts
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Revival in the Southern Baptist Convention will lead to a Great Commission Resurgence, SBC President Johnny Hunt asserted
in his president’s address to the convention’s annual meeting. |
| 06/23/09 |
Pastors' Conference looks toward unity
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--On the second day of the Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville June 22,
speakers exhorted pastors to lead with "One Love," "One Spirit" and "One Purpose." |
| 06/23/09 |
'There's gold in them there pews,' Hunt tells pastors
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--"Getting serious doesn't mean you adopt something," Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt said
in his presidential message June 23 at the Southern Baptist Convention in Louisville, Ky. |
| 06/23/09 |
Chapman: Missions trumps doctrinal divide
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--As the Southern Baptist Convention considers the specifics of a Great Commission Resurgence, Morris H. Chapman said a
fervor for missions trumps doctrinal divides and Southern Baptists will unite for the sake of lost souls. |
| 06/22/09 |
Pastors: Loveless gospel attracts no one
Until Baptists demonstrate love for each other, the gospel of love they preach will not attract others according to speakers at the opening
session June 21 of the annual Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Pastors’ Conference.
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| 06/16/09 |
Hunt responds to GCR critics, predicts approval of task force
Woodstock, Ga.—Greater funding of the Cooperative Program will occur when Southern Baptists have greater confidence their gifts support
the priorities of North American church planting, global pioneer missions around the globe and theological education, declared Southern Baptist
Convention President Johnny Hunt in an interview with four state Baptist paper editors. |
| 06/12/09 |
Spiritual Awakening is the change we need
Let the record show that I am in favor of the Great Commission! If there is anything that characterizes Christianity, it is the parting earthly
words of the Lord Jesus Christ. He said as we are going into the world to make disciples, baptize them and teach them to observe the Word
of God. This was given to the church as a mandate to extend to all cultures, languages, and ethnicities until Jesus returns.
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| 06/08/09 |
Hunt responds to GCR critics
WOODSTOCK, Ga. (BP)--Greater funding of the Cooperative
Program will occur when Southern Baptists have greater
confidence their gifts support the priorities of North
American church planting, global pioneer missions around
the globe and theological education, declared Southern
Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt in an interview
with four state Baptist paper editors. |
| 06/05/09 |
Tammi
Reed Ledbetter Southern
Baptist Convention of Texas, Texan Online
WOODSTOCK, Ga.--Greater funding of the Cooperative Program
will occur when Southern Baptists have greater confidence
their gifts support the priorities of North American church
planting, global pioneer missions around the globe and
theological education, declared Southern Baptist Convention
President Johnny Hunt in an interview with four state Baptist
paper editors. |
| 06/05/09 |
Tammi Ledbetter, Florida Baptist Convention,
Florida Baptist Witness; reprint
WOODSTOCK, Ga. (SBT/FBW) – Greater
funding of the Cooperative Program will occur when Southern
Baptists have greater confidence their gifts support the
priorities of North American church planting, global pioneer
missions around the globe and theological education, declared
Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt in
an interview with four state Baptist paper editors. |
| 06/05/09 |
Tammi Ledbetter, Illinois Baptist
State Association, Illinois Baptist; reprint |
| 05/28/09 |
Give the Great Commission Resurgence a chance
Southern Baptist
Convention President Johnny Hunt, of Georgia, has put his finger on a need and a sore spot for the churches of our denomination. For a
variety of reasons, most unrelated to associational, state convention, or SBC agency work, we don’t witness to our neighbors and
our churches are not making disciples at the rate they did decades ago. Energy, bright ideas, strategies, and cleverly named emphases have
rolled through for the past 30 years with little effect on the decline. What next? President Hunt hopes he knows the answer to that. |
| 05/27/09 |
Norman Jameson, North Carolina Baptist
Convention, Biblical Recorder
SBC President Johnny Hunt
plans to name a task force or study committee at the annual
meeting in June to address the issues he raised in the
call “Toward
a Great Commission Resurgence.” Because nine
of the 10 items in the declaration urge individual
or local church action, they are likely to see little
action. No task force, no matter how searing and insightful
its report, can jump start a stalled Christian. |
| 05/22/09 |
Norman Jameson, North Carolina Baptist
Convention, Biblical Recorder
A document declaring the Southern Baptist Convention
at all levels needs a drastic overhaul naturally begs
for specifics and the “Great Commission Resurgence” author
is happy to provide some. |
| 05/21/09 |
David Tolliver, Missouri Baptist Convention,
Pathway
Daniel Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary and primary author of the document
along with Johnny Hunt, pastor of the First Baptist Church
of Woodstock, Ga., and current president of the SBC, have
released a document called “Toward a Great Commission
Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention: A Declaration.” And
it seems that everybody is lining up to sign it. Well,
not everybody. Let me explain to you why I have not
signed the GCR Declaration. |
| 05/21/09 |
Emil Turner, Arkansas Baptist Convention,
Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine |
| 05/21/09 |
Compilation from BP, ABP, and TAB,
Alabama Baptist Convention, The Alabama Baptist.
Part
of the reason Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President
Johnny Hunt was ready to “shock the
system” with a strongly worded call to a Great
Commission Resurgence (GCR) is that he and other leading
Southern Baptist pastors feel a large denominational
structure that depends on gifts from churches is not
flexible enough to appreciate churches that sometimes
do missions outside of that structure. |
| 05/20/09 |
BP Reprint, Arkansas Baptist Convention,
Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine
The strongly worded 10-point
declaration “Toward
a Great Commission Resurgence” released April
27 was a needed “shock” for an unhealthy
Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), according to SBC
President Johnny Hunt. |
| 05/19/09 |
May 19, 2009 – Baptist Messenger Staff, Oklahoma
Baptist Convention, Baptist Messenger
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
(BP)--The strongly worded 10-point declaration "Toward a Great Commission Resurgence" released
April 27 was a needed "shock" for an unhealthy
Southern Baptist Convention, according to SBC President
Johnny Hunt. |
| 05/19/09 |
Todd Deaton, Kentucky Baptist Convention,
Western Recorder
In the past few weeks, more than 1,075
students were awarded degrees from five of the six Southern
Baptist seminaries. |
| 05/14/09 |
Norman Jameson, North Carolina Baptist
Convention, Biblical Recorder
Part of the reason SBC
President Johnny Hunt was ready to “shock the system” with a strongly worded
call to a “Great Commission Resurgence” is
that he and other leading Southern Baptist pastors
feel a large denominational structure that depends
on gifts from churches is not flexible enough to appreciate
churches that sometimes do missions outside of that
structure. |
| 05/14/09 |
James A. Smith, Sr., Florida Baptist
Convention, Florida Baptist Witness
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS
(FBW) – The Southern Baptist
Convention is a ship “adrift” and so low
in the water that it “probably” needs to
rid itself of some unnecessary “cargo” to “float
and be healthy and strong again,” SBC president
Johnny Hunt said in a May 13 interview with Florida
Baptist Witness. |
| 05/13/09 |
Mark Kelly, South Carolina Baptist
Convention, Baptist Courier; reprint
The “Great Commission Resurgence” declaration
being circulated by Southern Baptist Convention president
Johnny Hunt represents a heartfelt effort to deal with
the challenges churches face with witness and ministry
in today’s culture, four men who signed the declaration
have told Baptist Press. |
| 05/13/09 |
Mark Kelly, South Carolina Baptist
Convention, Baptist Courier; reprint
Reaction to the “Great Commission Resurgence” declaration
in various quarters of Southern Baptist life includes
questions about its tone, focus and lack of clarity. |
| 05/13/09 |
Mark Kelly, North Carolina Baptist
Convention, Biblical Recorder; reprint
ATLANTA — If Southern Baptists want to see a “Great
Commission Resurgence,” Henry Blackaby believes
they need to focus on the relationship between disciples
and the living Lord Jesus, not launch a new emphasis
on evangelism. |
| 05/13/09 |
Charlie Warren, Arkansas Baptist Convention,
Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine
Johnny Hunt, president
of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), plans to present
a “Great Commission Resurgence” declaration
to messengers at the SBC annual meeting in Louisville,
Ky., June 23-24, asking them to approve appointment
of a task force to study the document and bring back
appropriate recommendations. |
| 05/08/09 |
Don Kirkland, South Carolina Baptist
Convention, Baptist Courier
Two leaders of the South
Carolina Baptist Convention have voiced their support of
Southern Baptist Convention president Johnny Hunt’s
call for a Great Commission Resurgence. |
| 05/07/09 |
Southern Baptist Convention of
Texas, Texan Online
The following is excerpted from the SBTC resolution titled “On the Great Commission Resurgence,” approved by messengers
in November 2008.
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| 05/07/09 |
BP Reprint, Georgia Baptist Convention,
Christian Index
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) — A declaration released
by SBC President Johnny Hunt calling for a “Great
Commission Resurgence” among Southern Baptists
has drawn more than 1,500 signatures since it was posted
April 27 at www.greatcommissionresurgence.com. |
| 05/07/09 |
Southern Baptist Convention of Texas,
Texan Online
The following is excerpted from the SBTC
resolution titled “On the Great Commission Resurgence,” approved
by messengers in November 2008. |
| 05/13/09 |
Lonnie Wilkey, Tennessee Baptist Convention,
Baptist and Reflector
In a nutshell, the “Toward A Great Commission
Resurgence” is a document being circulated by
Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt to
deal with the challenges churches face with witness
and ministry in today’s culture, according to
an article released May 5 by Baptist Press. |
| 05/05/09 |
Mark Kelly, Baptist Messenger Staff,
Oklahoma Baptist Convention, Baptist Messenger; reprint
NASHVILLE,
Tenn. (BP)--Reaction to the "Great Commission
Resurgence" declaration in various quarters of
Southern Baptist life includes questions about its
tone, focus and lack of clarity. |
| 05/05/09 |
GCR:
Signers of document say 'Great Commission Resurgence'
needed
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The "Great Commission Resurgence" declaration
being circulated by Southern Baptist Convention President
Johnny Hunt represents a heartfelt effort to deal with
the challenges churches face with witness and ministry
in today's culture, four men who signed the declaration
have told Baptist Press. |
| 05/05/09 |
GCR:
Tone, focus, clarity of declaration questioned by non-signers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Reaction to the "Great Commission
Resurgence" declaration in various quarters of Southern
Baptist life includes questions about its tone, focus and
lack of clarity. |
| 05/05/09 |
GCR:
Merge mission boards, chairman of North American Mission
Board says
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP)--The trustee chairman of the North
American Mission Board believes the "Great Commission
Resurgence" declaration creates an opportunity for
dialogue about an issue he believes needs to be addressed:
a merger of the SBC's two mission boards. |
| 05/05/09 |
GCR:
GPS rally cry will unite Southern Baptists around Great
Commission
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--When the North American Mission Board
began discussing a new denomination-wide evangelism initiative
with our state and local partners back in 2006, we had
no idea what the world would be like in the days leading
up to the launch of the emphasis. Back in 2006, jobs were
plentiful, credit was flowing, mortgages were easy to get
and the bull market seemed like it would never end. |
| 05/05/09 |
GCR:
My bloated bureaucracy
DES MOINES, Iowa (BP)--I begin with a serious word. The
remainder of the document will take on a less sober tone. |
| 05/05/09 |
GCR:
'Great Commission Resurgence' needs Great Commission
partners
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Over the past two years we have called
for consensus, renewal and bridge building in our shared
work across Southern Baptist life. We applaud the fact
that the spirit of that call is reflected in so many aspects
of the recently released statement, "Toward a Great
Commission Resurgence," by SBC President Johnny Hunt. |
| 05/05/09 |
GCR:
Akin discusses its history, intent
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--Although the declaration, "Toward
a Great Commission Resurgence," is now the "property" of
Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt, the
statement with more than 1,500 endorsers is the handiwork
of Danny Akin, president of Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary. |
| 04/30/09 |
BP Staff, Baptist General Association
of Virginia, Religious Herald; reprint
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
(BP) -- A declaration released by Southern Baptist Convention
president Johnny Hunt calling for a “Great Commission Resurgence” among
Southern Baptists has drawn more than 700 signatures
since it was posted on the Internet April 27. |
| 04/29/09 |
BP Reprint, North Carolina Baptist
Convention, Biblical Recorder; reprint
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A declaration released by SBC
President Johnny Hunt calling for a “Great Commission
Resurgence” among Southern Baptists has drawn
more than 700 signatures since it was posted April
27 at www.greatcommissionresurgence.com. |
| 04/27/09 |
Don Kirkland, South Carolina Baptist
Convention, Baptist Courier
Twenty-six state convention presidents gathered
March 19 in Duluth, Ga., to mull over the relative
health of the Southern Baptist Convention. Many, and
perhaps all, of them sensed or already knew what a
survey released earlier that month revealed — that
the number of professing Christians in the United States
has dropped in the past decade. |
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