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2021 Book of Reports BOOK OF REPORTS OF THE 2021 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION prepared for the One Hundred Sixty-Third Session One Hundred Seventy-Sixth Year meeting in Nashville, Tennessee June 15-16, 2021 2021 CONVENTION OFFICERS President J. D. Greear First Vice President Marshal Ausberry Second Vice President Noe Garcia Recording Secretary John L. Yeats Acting Registration Secretary Don Currence Treasurer Ronnie W. Floyd FUTURE SBC ANNUAL MEETING SITES Anaheim, California – June 14–15, 2022 Charlotte, North Carolina – June 13–14, 2023 Indianapolis, Indiana – June 11–12, 2024 Dallas, Texas – June 10-11, 2025 Orlando, Florida – June 9–10, 2026 FOREWORD _________________________________________ We are Great Commission Baptists. The Great Commission is what our churches do above all things. The sacrificial generosity of our churches through the Cooperative Program demonstrates the priority of sharing the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in great cities like Lusaka, Phnom Penh, Cebu City, Pretoria, or Mosul. At the same time, Great Commission Baptists shelter the rescued child from sex traffickers. At the same time, we disciple collegiates on the university campuses of North America and start churches in places like Bozeman, Bismarck, Boston, and Birmingham. Great Commission Baptists live on mission with God. If we ever move away from the main themes of extraordinary prayer, soul-winning, and missional engagement, then the three-cord rope that binds us begins to shred into a past memory of what once was. Great Commission Baptists have the whole world on their hearts and passionately live to do their part in bringing in the harvest of souls who have yet to taste of the grace of God. The Book of Reports is a guide for you—a messenger from a local church cooperating with the Southern Baptist Convention. Inside you see materials about what is occurring at the Annual Meeting. Study the agenda so you know where you need to be. Peruse the reports from our mission boards, Lifeway, Guidestone, our six seminaries, and the ERLC. Look at the recommendations from the SBC Executive Committee (pages 5-73). These motions are very significant to the inner workings of the SBC and its entities. Especially, look at the proposal for Vision 2025. Pray about the part you will play in fulfilling this great vision. While in Nashville this week, engage someone in a conversation about Jesus and may our kindness and respect toward one another be a living demonstration of our Lord’s transformational grace in our lives. John L. Yeats Recording Secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention Copyright 2021 by the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee. All rights reserved. The contents of this book may not be reproduced in any form in whole or in part without the consent of the copyright holder except for uses which are permitted under federal copyright law. Prepared and distributed by: Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, 901 Commerce Street; Nashville, TN 37203 Reviewed by: John L. Yeats, SBC Recording Secretary, assisted by Sharon Yeats TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 5 Southern Baptist Foundation 74 GENERAL BOARDS GuideStone Financial Resources 76 International Mission Board 81 Lifeway Christian Resources 92 North American Mission Board 111 INSTITUTIONS Gateway Seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention 130 Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 136 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary 144 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 152 Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 158 Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 166 Seminary Comparative Data 179 Seminary Extension (supplement to report of seminaries) 182 Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives 183 COMMISSION Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission 188 AUXILIARY Woman’s Missionary Union 202 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS Charter 207 Constitution 207 Bylaws 211 Business and Financial Plan 226 ORGANIZATION MANUAL 233 LEGAL NAMES AND CURRENT ADDRESSES 244 THE BAPTIST FAITH AND MESSAGE 245 4 2021 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION BOOK OF REPORTS EDITOR’S NOTE ____________________________________ In 2020, due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting and all ancillary meetings were cancelled for the first time in 75 years. While a 2020 SBC Book of Reports was released online at sbc.net, it only served as an informational piece for Southern Baptists in regards to the actions and reports of SBC entities and organizations during the 2019-2020 year. It did not contain any recommendations or matters of business to be voted upon by the Convention as it was impossible to gather together for such business to occur. The content from that piece was later included in the 2020 SBC Annual which can be found on sbc.net. In regards to recommendations, responses to matters referred, or business relating to the 2019- 2020 year, those items are included and/or updated in this publication. Footnotes and symbols will denote these items throughout the publication. It should also be noted that most reports within this publication cover the year 2020-2021 meaning that by the delivery of this publication, some information is subject to change. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 5 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Ninety-Fourth Annual Report 901 Commerce Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37203 ROLLAND E. SLADE, Chairman RONNIE W. FLOYD, President and Chief Executive Officer The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee presents this ninety-fourth annual report. There are 86 persons from 38 states and regions who are elected as members of the SBC Executive Committee. The SBC Executive Committee met as follows during 2020-21: September 22, 2020 Video Conference Call February 22-23, 2021 Nashville, TN May 11, 2021 Video Conference Call June 14, 2021 Nashville, TN 1. Officers of the SBC Executive Committee – The officers of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee include its president, chair, vice chair, secretary, and the chairs of its four standing committees. Ronnie W. Floyd serves as its president and the other officers, as well as the chairs, vice chairs, and secretaries of the four standing committees are named below: Chair: Rolland E. Slade, California Vice Chair: B. Thomas (Tom) Tucker III, South Carolina Secretary: Joe Knott, North Carolina Committee on Convention Missions and Ministry Chair: H. Robert (Rob) Showers, Virginia Vice Chair: Chad Garrison, Arizona Secretary: Andrew Hunt, Indiana Committee on Convention Finances and Stewardship Development Chair: Robyn A. Hari, Tennessee Vice Chair: Harry C. (Archie) Mason, Arkansas Secretary: Mark R. Elliott, Kansas-Nebraska Committee on Convention Events and Strategic Planning Chair: Rod D. Martin, Florida Vice Chair: Erik D. Cummings, Florida Secretary: Joshua D. (Josh) Bonner, Dakotas Committee on Southern Baptist Relations Chair: James W. (Jim) Gregory, Utah-Idaho Vice Chair: Jeremy D. Morton, Georgia Secretary: Micah Nix, Oklahoma 6 2021 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION BOOK OF REPORTS 2. Cooperative Program Giving - The giving record of Southern Baptists during the fiscal year October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2020, is as follows 2019 - 2020 2018 - 2019 % Change Total CP as a % of Undesignated Gifts 2 4.78% 4.82% (0.04%) Total Receipts 1 $ 11,526,598,340 $ 11,640,670,559 (0.98%) Total Undesignated Gifts $ 9,531,225,749 $ 9,600,108,179 (0.72%) Total Cooperative Program 2 $ 455,553,027 $ 462,299,010 (1.46%) State Convention Share of Total CP 2 $ 267,746,391 $ 271,331,607 (1.32%) SBC Share of Total CP 2 $ 187,806,636 $ 190,967,403 (1.66%) 3. Trends in Giving - The following five-year record of gifts to Southern Baptist churches and through the Cooperative Program is as follows: Total Total % Undesignated % Cooperative % Year Receipts 1 Change Gifts Change Program 2 Change 2015-16 $ 11,461,572,538 (0.73%) $ 9,216,198,700 0.67% $ 475,212,293 0.20% 2016-17 $ 11,728,420,088 2.33% $ 9,518,527,051 3.28% $ 462,662,332 (2.64%) 2017-18 $ 11,811,093,609 0.70% $ 9,601,534,950 0.87% $ 463,076,368 0.09% 2018-19 $ 11,640,670,559 (1.44%) $ 9,600,108,179 (0.01%) $ 462,299,010 (0.17%) 2019-20 $ 11,526,598,340 (0.98%) $ 9,531,225,749 (0.72%) $ 455,553,027 (1.46%) Average Change 1980s 7.58% 5.10% 6.83% Average Change 1990s 5.42% 4.91% 2.68% Average Change 2000s 4.12% 4.82% 2.23% Average Change 2010s (0.21%) 0.71% (1.16%) Average Change Last 5 Years (0.02%) 0.82% (0.80%) SBC SBC Total CP 2 as a % of $ Share of % % Share of Total Undesig. 2 2 1 Year Total CP Change Total CP Receipts Gifts 2015-16 $ 190,468,781 3.64% 40.08% 4.15% 5.16% 2016-17 $ 191,948,826 0.78% 41.49% 3.94% 4.86% 2017-18 $ 191,257,988 (0.36%) 41.30% 3.92% 4.82% 2018-19 $ 190,967,403 (0.15%) 41.31% 3.97% 4.82% 2019-20 $ 187,806,636 (1.66%) 41.23% 3.95% 4.78% Average Change 1980s 7.98% 37.47% 8.55% 10.50% Average Change 1990s 2.06% 37.04% 7.00% 8.73% Average Change 2000s 2.22% 37.16% 5.38% 6.80% Average Change 2010s (0.15%) 39.34% 4.12% 5.22% Average Change Last 5 Years 0.45% 41.08% 3.99% 4.89% Notes: 1 Due to a change Lifeway made in the ACP information it requested for 2011, Total Gifts were not calculable. Therefore, Total Receipts are reported above for 2012-13 through 2019-20 for comparative purposes. Over the last 20 years Total Receipts averaged 7.25% more than Total Gifts. 2. For 2012-13 through 2019-20, in keeping with the Convention approved definition of The Cooperative Program, the Total Cooperative Program category does not include church contributions given directly to the national convention that are directed only to the national SBC CP Allocation budget.
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