“Uncle Gideon’s words in 1917 speak clearly to us today who steward the Great Commission in 2022,” McLaurin said.
“Our Convention’s key to success are collaboration and cooperation. As a network of churches, we have a mission. Our mission is clear. We are called, commanded and commissioned to carry out the Great Commission.”
McLaurin recounted several times SBC entities have drifted from their original mission but always course-corrected. He then gave examples of ways the SBC EC is focusing on the ministry assignments it’s been given by Southern Baptists, such as elevating the ministry of prayer and carrying out the day-to-day operations of the Convention, such as the recent completion of the 2022 SBC Annual.
McLaurin closed by reminding EC members that a relationship to God is defined more by being a citizen of His kingdom than by being Southern Baptist.
“Would it not be humbling tonight to think that when God looks upon us, He does not look upon us primarily as Southern Baptists, but rather He sees at us as kingdom citizens partnering and cooperating to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth?” McLaurin said.
“Southern Baptists, even though we have navigated and are navigating some stormy waters, God is still speaking. God speaks to us by reminding us that He is with us. God speaks to us by reminding us that He is at work in us and through us. Brothers and Sisters, God is still speaking.”
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