GCR Meetings Begin Today

I am in San Antonio, Texas, preparing to conduct the meetings of our Great Commission Resurgence Task Force. Our members began arriving last night late and will arrive over the next few hours today. Our meeting begins on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. and concludes on Thursday at 2:00 p.m.

These meetings are about the Great Commission of Jesus Christ. We are not meeting for any other purpose than how to bring our churches and our convention itself into maximizing our impact to advance the gospel of Jesus Christ regionally, nationally, and globally.

This should be a very exciting time for our entire convention of churches. Just think, many denominations don’t even consider anything about the Great Commission. We are saying it is our mandate, and now is the time for us to do everything we can do to advance the gospel to places where it has never been before. These places exist in each one of our church fields, as well as all across our nation, and of course worldwide. I am telling you, we do not need to be fretting about the outcome of our recommendations, but anticipating what God wants to do among us.

I have great confidence in this incredible group of leaders that Dr. Johnny Hunt has appointed to serve in this capacity. The balance is good because the diversity is strong. I know these people will attempt to lead Southern Baptists towards our goal: the advancement of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This is something we can all agree upon and embrace with excitement.

Therefore, pray for us in these significant days. We will bear the responsibility and accountability of making decisions that will possibly impact the future in a historic manner. Personally and collectively, we feel the weight of this responsibility and hold it as a sacred trust. Our number one desire is to bring glory to God. May this happen in our decision-making, our upcoming presentation, and in the response of the Southern Baptist Convention to it.

Share the word everywhere – Pray for us in these days.