Mississippi Baptist Convention Board Jim Futral, Executive Director-Treasurer PO Box 530 Jackson MS

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1 Mississippi Baptist Convention Board Jim Futral, Executive Director-Treasurer PO Box 530 Jackson MS in Jackson

2 Mississippi Baptist Convention Officers Dr. Matt Buckles First Baptist Church, Vicksburg President Rev. Gary Wyatt North Morton Baptist Church, Morton First Vice President Rev. Larry Young Spangle Banner Missionary Baptist Church, Pace Second Vice President Dr. Michael Weeks Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Olive Branch Recording Secretary Rev. Jerry Bingham Benton-Tippah Baptist Association, Ripley Associate Recording Secretary Committee on Order of Business Dr. LaRue Stephens, Chair First Baptist Church, Long Beach Dr. Randy Bostick Oakland Baptist Church, Corinth Rev. Barry Corbett First Baptist Church, Kosciusko Mr. Randy Cuchens First Baptist Church, Newton Rev. Travis Gray First Baptist Church, Eupora Rev. Steve Wilson Meadow Grove Baptist Church, Brandon

3 The Pastor s Posture, The People s Privilege Tuesday Morning First Session October 27, :30 Call to Order Matt Buckles President, Mississippi Baptist Convention Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Vicksburg Worship through Music Gerry Gore Minister of Music, First Baptist Church, Vicksburg Scripture Reading Ephesians 4:11-16 Jim Woodyear Associate Pastor, Sand Hill Baptist Church, Ellisville The Privilege of Knowing My Ministers Terry Stutzman Lay Member, First Baptist Church, Natchez Opening Prayer J. Clark Pastor, Sebastopol Baptist Church, Sebastopol 9:00 Organization of the Convention Matt Buckles Recognition and Seating of Messengers Committee on Order of Business Report LaRue Stephens Chair; Pastor, First Baptist Church, Long Beach Announcement of Credentials and Tellers Committees Matt Buckles Welcome Bob Gladney Executive Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jackson 9:15 Worship through Music Warren Baptist Association Choir First Baptist Church, Woodlawn Baptist Church, Highland Baptist Church Vicksburg 9:20 Report of Committee on Committees Thad Moore Chair; Lay Member, Sturgis Baptist Church, Sturgis 9:25 Bible Treasures Waylon Bailey Senior Pastor First Baptist Church, Covington, LA 9:50 Presentations of Resolutions 9:55 Worship through Music Gerry Gore Minister of Music, First Baptist Church, Vicksburg 10:00 Business Session: Election of the President Matt Buckles Presentation from the Constitution and Bylaws Committee Randy Turner Chair; Pastor, First Baptist Church, Laurel 10:20 Convention Board Report Mark Vincent President, Mississippi Baptist Convention Board Pastor, Clarke-Venable Baptist Church, Decatur 10:30 Choral Praise Warren Baptist Association Choir First Baptist Church, Woodlawn Baptist Church, Highland Baptist Church Vicksburg 10:35 Christian Action Commission Report Rodney Anderson Chairman, Board of Trustees, Christian Action Commission The Pastor s Posture, The People s Privilege Tuesday Afternoon Second Session October 27, :30 Concert of Praise Mississippi Singing Churchmen Milfred Valentine, Director; Minister of Music, Prentiss Baptist Church, Prentiss 1:45 Call to Order Gary Wyatt First Vice President, Mississippi Baptist Convention Pastor, North Morton Baptist Church, Morton Congregational Praise Tim Moak Minister of Music, First Baptist Church, Clinton Scripture Reading 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 Webb Armstrong Pastor, New Zion Baptist Church, Crystal Springs The People Minister to Me Forrest Sheffield Pastor Emeritus, Harrisburg Baptist Church, Tupelo Opening Prayer Wade Humphries Pastor, Longview Point Baptist Church, Hernando 2:10 Bible Treasures Waylon Bailey 2:35 Concert of Praise - Mississippi Singing Churchmen 2:45 Business Session Matt Buckles Presentation of 2016 Budget Gary Richardson Chair, Budget Committee; Pastor, North Oxford Baptist Church, Oxford Results of Election of President Election of Convention Officers Presentation of Resolutions Miscellaneous Business 3:10 Music Feature Sanctuary Choir, First Baptist Church, Clinton 3:15 Business Session Matt Buckles Election of Convention Officers Miscellaneous Business 3:30 Church Planting Report Johnny Ervin Director, Church Planting, Mississippi Baptist Convention Board 3:40 Congregational Praise Tim Moak Minister of Music, First Baptist Church, Clinton 3:45 Missions Mobilization Ken Rhodes Director, Missions Mobilization, Mississippi Baptist Convention Board 3:55 Choral Praise Sanctuary Choir, First Baptist Church, Clinton 4:05 Convention Sermon David Eldridge Pastor, First Baptist Church, Clinton 4:40 Benediction Robby Rikard Pastor, First Baptist Church, Wiggins 10:50 Concert of Praise Warren Baptist Association Choir First Baptist Church, Woodlawn Baptist Church, Highland Baptist Church Vicksburg 11:00 President s Address Matt Buckles 11:35 Benediction Derrick Wilson Pastor, Parkway Baptist Church, Kosciusko

4 The Pastor s Posture, The People s Privilege Tuesday Evening Third Session October 27, :30 Choral Praise Combined Choirs* Slater Murphy, Director, Church Music, Mississippi Baptist Convention Board 6:35 Call to Order Matt Buckles Final Presentation of Resolutions Congregational Praise and Worship Slater Murphy Scripture Reading Revelation 3:7-13 Chris Williams Pastor, Wayside Baptist Church, Vicksburg The Privilege of Serving with My Ministers Gerald Hasselman Lay Member, First Baptist Church, Clinton Opening Prayer Adam Wyatt Pastor, Corinth Baptist Church, Carthage 7:00 Choral Praise Combined Choirs 7:10 Congregational Praise and Worship Slater Murphy 7:15 Choral Praise Combined Choirs 7:25 Message Jim Futral Executive Director-Treasurer, Mississippi Baptist Convention Board 8:00 Choral Praise Combined Choirs 8:05 Benediction Mike Racey Pastor, New Hope Baptist Church, Gulfport *Combined Choirs and Music Worship Leaders First Baptist Church, Summit, Bradley White Highland Colony Baptist Church, Madison, Jason Easley Carterville Baptist Church, Petal, Kris Smith William Carey University Chorale, Don Odom Mississippi Baptist Convention Orchestra, David Young The Pastor s Posture, The People s Privilege Wednesday Morning Fourth Session October 28, :30 Call to Order Larry Young Second Vice President, Mississippi Baptist Convention Pastor, Spangle Banner Missionary Baptist Church, Pace Worship through Music The CP Singers Scripture Reading Philippians 1:3-11 Charles E. Young Associate Pastor, Spangle Banner Missionary Baptist Church, Pace The People Love Me William Weddle Pastor, Lollar s Grove Baptist Church, Eupora Opening Prayer Andy Boles Pastor, Embrace Ministries, Forest 8:55 Memorial Service Bruce Cappleman Director, Church-Minister Relations, Mississippi Baptist Convention Board 9:05 Mississippi Baptist Foundation Report Daniel Hall Executive Director, Mississippi Baptist Foundation 9:15 Introduction of College Presidents Matt Buckles 9:20 Blue Mountain College Report Barbara C. McMillin President, Blue Mountain College, Blue Mountain 9:30 Worship through Music The CP Singers 9:35 Bible Treasures Waylon Bailey 10:00 Recognition of Bivocational Pastor of the Year Michael Lee Director, Pastor/Leadership Development Department, Mississippi Baptist Convention Board 10:10 Business Session Matt Buckles Adoption of 2016 Budget Gary Richardson Committee on Nominations Report Danny Smith Chair; Pastor, First Baptist Church, Tunica Time, Place, and Preacher Committee Report Chip Stevens Chair; Pastor, First Baptist Church, Starkville Resolutions Committee Report Bryant Barnes Chair; Pastor, First Baptist Church, Columbia Miscellaneous Business Matt Buckles 10:30 Baptist Children s Village Report Rory Lee Executive Director, Baptist Children s Village, Ridgeland 10:40 Music Feature The CP Singers 10:50 Message Russell Moore Director, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention 11:30 Closing Remarks Matt Buckles 11:35 Benediction Hugo Villegas Pastor, Iglesia El Buen Pastor, Forest

5 Featured Speakers Notes Dr. Waylon Bailey has been the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Covington, Louisiana, since The church has grown in weekly average worship attendance from 300 to Dr. Bailey is from Brantley, Alabama, and is a graduate of Samford University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He has pastored churches in Alabama and Louisiana and served as Chairman of the Division of Biblical Studies and J. Wash Watts Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary from 1978 to He is the author of five books and is a frequent contributor to biblical and pastoral journals. Dr. Bailey currently serves as President of the Louisiana Baptist Convention. He has also served Southern Baptists in various capacities, including serving on the Committee on Committees and the Credentials Committee. He recently served as the Chairman of the Committee on Nominations for the Southern Baptist Convention. Dr. Bailey is married to the former Martha Layton. They have two adult daughters, three grandsons and one granddaughter. Dr. Matt Buckles is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Vicksburg, where he has served since He is a graduate of Mississippi College and received the Doctor of Ministry degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently serving as president of the Mississippi Baptist Convention and serves as an adjunct instructor for New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Denominational service includes 14 years as Director/Consultant for the Pastor/Leadership Development Department at the Convention Board, various committees of the Mississippi Baptist Convention, and Committee on Committees of the Southern Baptist Convention. He and his wife, Karen, have been married for 37 years and have two married children, Doug (Adrienne) and Kendra (Thomas), and three grandchildren. Dr. David Eldridge has served as pastor of First Baptist Church, Clinton, since May of He received his BA in Christian Studies from Mississippi College in 2001, Master of Divinity from Beeson Divinity School in 2004, and a Ph.D. in preaching from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in He is actively involved in the Mississippi Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention, having served on numerous committees of both. David is married to the former Danielle Robertson (who is a graduate of Mississippi College, BS in Elementary Education). They are the proud parents of Hayden (9), Luke (8), and Jonathan (3). Dr. Russell Moore serves as the eighth president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, the moral and public policy agency of the nation s largest Protestant denomination. Prior to his election to this role in 2013, Moore served as provost and dean of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he also taught as professor of theology and ethics. Dr. Moore blogs frequently at his Moore to the Point website, and hosts a program called Questions & Ethics a wide-ranging podcast in which Dr. Moore answers listener-generated questions on the difficult moral and ethical issues of the day. In addition, he is the author of several books, including Tempted and Tried: Temptation and the Triumph of Christ and Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families & Churches. An ordained minister, Dr. Moore has served as a pastor for a number of Southern Baptist churches most recently serving as preaching pastor at Highview Baptist Church from A native Mississippian, he and his wife, Maria, are the parents of five boys. Audio and Video Recording Provided by: MasterSound Media Ministries Bob & Betty Bynum PO Box 38 Higgins, TX office or cell bob@mastersoundmedia.com

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