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How the Southern Baptist
   Convention Works
The Southern Baptist Convention
† Formed on May 8, 1845 in
  Augusta, GA



                †Largest Protestant
                     Denomination
                   † 16 Million Members
                   † Over 45,000 Churches in all
                      50 states
The Southern Baptist Convention
† Dedicated to Crossing Barriers
     † Over 200 Language Groups are represented




Evangelical Arabic Church, Antioch, TN   Twin Cities Hmong Baptist Church
Basic Convictions
† Southern Baptists have 3 basic convictions:

  † 1. Lordship of Jesus Christ

  † 2. Authority of God’s Word

  † 3. Devotion to Missions
SBC Membership
† Foundation is the local congregation
† Membership in a Southern Baptist congregation:


              † 1. Salvation




                 † 2. Believer’s Baptism by Immersion
SBC Congregations
† Autonomous
  † Set own budget
  † Call own pastors
  † Follow God’s direction for ministry
† Evangelistic
  † Living and sharing the Gospel
† Voluntarily join with other congregations
  † Doing more together than we can apart
Organizational Structure
A local congregation is affiliated with three areas of
Baptist organized life: association, state convention, and
national convention…. The Southern Baptist Convention
is not over the state conventions or the associations. All
are as autonomous as are the congregations. These three
bodies are on the same level organizationally, and all are
made up of messengers sent directly by their
congregations…

James L. Sullivan, Baptist Polity: As I See It, Revised Edition
(Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998), 67.
Congregations Working Together
Association                  State Convention             Southern Baptist
                                                          Convention
Fellowship among local       Fellowship with Baptist      Fellowship with all SBC
Baptist churches             churches in the state        churches

Coordinated ministry and Coordinated ministry and Coordinated ministry and
evangelism on local level evangelism on state level evangelism on national
                                                    and international level

Fellowship, Joint Ministry   Fellowship, Joint Ministry   Fellowship, Joint Ministry
Accountability               Accountability               Accountability

Disaster relief:             Disaster relief:             Disaster relief:
Volunteer training and       Coordination of teams        Logistics and support
equipment
Cooperation Is Key
† Autonomous
  † Churches
     †Working
       †Together
SBC Structure
† The SBC is
                           North
  structured as a        American
                          church
  Convention             planting
  † This allows us to       in a
                         nightclub
    join together in a
    wide range of
    ministry
    opportunities at      Prison
    the same time        ministry
                            in
                         Thailand
The Annual Convention
† 2-Day Session
† Congregations choose messengers to attend
  † One messenger from every contributing
    congregation in friendly cooperation
  † One additional messenger for every 250 members
      or $250 contributed to
      work of the Convention
  † Maximum 10 messengers
      per congregation
The Annual Convention
† Evangelistic opportunities (Crossover) and
  Pastor’s Conference precede the convention
  meeting.
The Annual Convention
† Congregations large and small are represented
† Each Messenger has a voice
† Messengers
  †   Join together in prayer, praise and worship
  †   Elect officers
  †   Pass resolutions
  †   Hear reports from entities
How the Southern Baptist
   Convention Works

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Introduction to nobts, the sbc, and cp

  • 1. How the Southern Baptist Convention Works
  • 2. The Southern Baptist Convention † Formed on May 8, 1845 in Augusta, GA †Largest Protestant Denomination † 16 Million Members † Over 45,000 Churches in all 50 states
  • 3. The Southern Baptist Convention † Dedicated to Crossing Barriers † Over 200 Language Groups are represented Evangelical Arabic Church, Antioch, TN Twin Cities Hmong Baptist Church
  • 4. Basic Convictions † Southern Baptists have 3 basic convictions: † 1. Lordship of Jesus Christ † 2. Authority of God’s Word † 3. Devotion to Missions
  • 5. SBC Membership † Foundation is the local congregation † Membership in a Southern Baptist congregation: † 1. Salvation † 2. Believer’s Baptism by Immersion
  • 6. SBC Congregations † Autonomous † Set own budget † Call own pastors † Follow God’s direction for ministry † Evangelistic † Living and sharing the Gospel † Voluntarily join with other congregations † Doing more together than we can apart
  • 7. Organizational Structure A local congregation is affiliated with three areas of Baptist organized life: association, state convention, and national convention…. The Southern Baptist Convention is not over the state conventions or the associations. All are as autonomous as are the congregations. These three bodies are on the same level organizationally, and all are made up of messengers sent directly by their congregations… James L. Sullivan, Baptist Polity: As I See It, Revised Edition (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998), 67.
  • 8. Congregations Working Together Association State Convention Southern Baptist Convention Fellowship among local Fellowship with Baptist Fellowship with all SBC Baptist churches churches in the state churches Coordinated ministry and Coordinated ministry and Coordinated ministry and evangelism on local level evangelism on state level evangelism on national and international level Fellowship, Joint Ministry Fellowship, Joint Ministry Fellowship, Joint Ministry Accountability Accountability Accountability Disaster relief: Disaster relief: Disaster relief: Volunteer training and Coordination of teams Logistics and support equipment
  • 9. Cooperation Is Key † Autonomous † Churches †Working †Together
  • 10. SBC Structure † The SBC is North structured as a American church Convention planting † This allows us to in a nightclub join together in a wide range of ministry opportunities at Prison the same time ministry in Thailand
  • 11. The Annual Convention † 2-Day Session † Congregations choose messengers to attend † One messenger from every contributing congregation in friendly cooperation † One additional messenger for every 250 members or $250 contributed to work of the Convention † Maximum 10 messengers per congregation
  • 12. The Annual Convention † Evangelistic opportunities (Crossover) and Pastor’s Conference precede the convention meeting.
  • 13. The Annual Convention † Congregations large and small are represented † Each Messenger has a voice † Messengers † Join together in prayer, praise and worship † Elect officers † Pass resolutions † Hear reports from entities
  • 14. How the Southern Baptist Convention Works

Notas do Editor

  1. Societies focus on only 1 issue. E.g. Bible Society, Tract Society, Temperance Society, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Pastors
  2. SBC exists only 2 days a year. The Executive Committee acts on its behalf during the rest of the year.
  3. President -- One year term, eligible for re-election for second year