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SAN ANTONIO—Messengers to the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention annual meeting will gather at Castle Hills First Baptist Church in San Antonio Nov. 12-13 under the theme “Hearing & Doing.”
The convention, in its 14th year, is returning to San Antonio, where it last met in 2000, at Castle Hills.
A guest sermon on Tuesday night from Charles Stanley, longtime pastor of First Baptist Church of Atlanta and internationally known for his “In Touch” television and radio ministry, will close the meeting. Stanley served as the Southern Baptist Convention’s president two terms (1984-1986) during a tumultuous period of the SBC’s conservative resurgence.
SBTC Executive Director Jim Richards encouraged Executive Board members to bring fellow pastors and laypersons to the annual meeting. Richards said Stanley’s sermon offers a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to hear “in person one of God’s choicest servants.” The encouragement of other like-minded believers and a celebration of shared ministry through the Cooperative Program are more reasons to attend, he added.
Also speaking during the annual meeting will be SBTC President Terry Turner, pastor of Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church, who will bring his message to the convention on Monday night.
David Fleming, pastor of Champion Forest Baptist Church in Houston, will preach the annual Convention Sermon on Tuesday morning, and Richards will bring his report on Tuesday afternoon.
During the annual meeting, voting messengers nominated to represent their churches will adopt an annual convention ministry budget, approve resolutions on social and theological issues, and conduct other business.
The annual meeting is preceded by a Crossover evangelism outreach the Saturday before the convention and the SBTC Bible Conference, held Sunday night and Monday at the host church.
The theme of this year’s Bible Conference is “Forged by Fire,” taken from Isaiah 43:2, 1 Peter 1:6, 2 Corinthians 4:7, and Jeremiah 20:9.
Bible Conference speakers will include Rudy Gonzales of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s San Antonio campus, and pastors Danny Forshee of Great Hills Baptist Church, Austin, Robert Webb of Calvary Baptist Church, Kaufman, Tony Mathews of North Garland Baptist Fellowship, Garland, Tom Pennington of Countryside Bible Church, Southlake, and Ronnie Floyd of Cross Church in Northwest Arkansas.
The President’s Luncheon on Tuesday will feature Frank Page, president of the SBC Executive Committee.
For additional information, visit sbtexas.com/am12.
