Luis Lopez, SBC EC executive director for Hispanic Relations and Mobilization, will lead an especially timely session June 15 titled “Leading the Church out of the COVID-19 Crisis.”
“I really hope this session will provide those attending an opportunity to learn more about the impact the COVID crisis has had on ourselves, the church and the world,” he told BP. “We hope to discuss what are some of the lessons we, as churches, have learned from the pandemic. It is one thing to lead the church during a crisis; it is another thing to lead it out of it.
“The idea is to help us think about how we are coming out of this period and the challenges the post-COVID church faces. We want to learn from real practitioners – pastors from different church sizes – what we can learn about how to lead the church out stronger and learn how we are adapting to the new realities.”
McLaurin agreed that a variety of voices can only make the SBC stronger for the purpose of spreading the Gospel.
“The platform participants will provide relevant and usable information that will assist pastors and churches in advancing the Great Commission,” McLaurin said. “I am thrilled that the Cooperative Program panel discussions speak to every generation.”
Southern Baptists will also have more than 147,000 square feet of exhibit hall space in which to speak with representatives from various organizations. Exhibit information regarding SBC entities will be updated below as it is received by Baptist Press.
GuideStone Financial Services
GuideStone participants can visit with representatives about their retirement account or health plan coverage. Daily giveaways will be available while supplies last. On June 13 during the Pastors’ Conference, GuideStone will have a giveaway notebook for adults and an activity and colors for kids. The next day there will be free copies of some of GuideStone President Emeritus O.S. Hawkins’ books. Finally on June 15, water bottles will be available. GuideStone’s popular highlighters will also be available each day.
GuideStone will once again offer its Wellness Center where messengers can receive a free health screening and report suitable to share with your family doctor. Messengers are encouraged to sign up in advance at GuideStone.org/WellnessBooth. Messengers can also order free materials for Mission: Dignity Sunday.
Southern Baptist Foundation
How can I make an impact for the Kingdom? What will my legacy be? These are just a few of the questions visitors to the Southern Baptist Foundation booth will be encouraged to explore. Visitors will be challenged to think about causes they love and discover ways to support them.
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At the booth, messengers can see the Foundation’s 75th Anniversary giveaways including sunglasses and chocolates as well as register to win a jersey autographed by Cooper Kupp, Super Bowl MVP and receiver for the Los Angeles Rams.
Messengers may remember the giant cash-filled soda bottle. It’s back, and guessing the amount of cash in the bottle makes the money yours. For more information, visit the booth or email sbfdn@southernbaptistfoundation.org.
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Southwestern Seminary’s exhibit will highlight the Fort Worth institution’s commitment to helping students live, find and refine their callings through academic programs and hands-on ministry training. President Adam W. Greenway and other faculty will host the exhibit to explain the seminary’s programs and reconnect with alumni. Daily giveaways will feature “Live Your Calling” and “Find Your Calling”-branded T-shirts and Fellow Carter Everywhere Mugs.
Tickets to the alumni and friends luncheon on June 15 at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel are available online and will be available at the exhibit while supplies last. During the luncheon, two new distinguished alumni will be honored, and luncheon attendees will receive the newest Seminary Hill Press title, “The Authority and Sufficiency of Scripture,” edited by Greenway and David S. Dockery, distinguished professor of theology.
Visitors to the exhibit also will receive the latest issue of Southwestern News, with features on the seminary’s Hispanic Programs; alumnus Yaroslav Pyzh, president of the Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary; 2008 Master of Divinity graduate Chap. (Maj.) Brandon Denning, who is a former guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier; alumnus Joshua Crisp, who pastors First Baptist Church of Bethalto, Illinois; and an excerpt from the recent Seminary Hill Press book, “The L.R. Scarborough Treasury.”
