According to the Baptist Press Blog, Dr. Johnny Hunt was re-elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), running without opposition. John Mark Toby, pastor of Beacon Hill Baptist Church, Somerset, KY was elected first vice president of the SBC, gaining more votes than Ken Render, the other nominee for the position.
The inaugural HCSB Award was given posthumously to Fred Winters, pastor of First Baptist Church, Maryville, Ill. Winters was shot and killed while preaching in his church earlier this year. Dr. Thom Rainer gave the award to Winters' wife, Cindy.
In the evening session, the motion presented by Dr. Albert Mohler was adopted, authorizing the president of the SBC to assign a task force to study how the SBC can work together more efficiently to fulfill the Great Commission, and present its findings to the SBC annual meeting next year in Orlando, FL. A motion to assign this task to NAMB and IMB failed.
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