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Lenow introduced during ERLC annual meeting report

New Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission President Evan Lenow was formally introduced to Southern Baptists during the ERLC’s report to messengers at the 2026 Southern Baptist Convention.
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Messengers approve 51 percent of national Cooperative Program dollars for IMB

Capping a 16-year process, the International Mission Board (IMB) will begin receiving 51 percent of national Cooperative Program receipts annually in the 2026-2027 fiscal year, messengers to the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando voted June 10.
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Truth and Unity Amendment receives initial two-thirds approval

An amendment specifying the role of pastor and the act of preaching as limited to men, brought by Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler, received the first of two required two-thirds votes by messengers on June 10 to become part of the SBC Constitution. Among 8,074 votes cast, reported registration secretary Don Currence, 6,028 (76.66 percent) were in favor of the amendment. There were 2,026 (25.9 percent) votes against. Twenty votes were disallowed. 
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‘Tired of task forces’: SBC messengers nix 9 motions requesting task forces, submit 30 total

SBC messengers are weary of task forces and study groups. They proved it June 9-10 with their votes on motions at the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando.
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Jeff Iorg champions more giving to global missions; special needs ministry report

Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee President Jeff Iorg championed increased giving to international missions in his June 9 report to the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting, also commending the findings of a Special Needs Ministry Task Force.
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Mohler amendment scheduled for Wednesday consideration

Southern Baptist Convention messengers voted June 9 to consider Albert Mohler’s “Truth and Unity” amendment to the SBC Constitution at this year’s Annual Meeting. They also effectively killed six motions requesting the appointment of task forces to study a range of issues.
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Willy Rice elected SBC president

Florida pastor Willy Rice has been elected SBC president. Rice follows North Carolina pastor Clint Pressley, who served two terms in the role.
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Southern Baptists celebrate 63 new IMB missionaries at SBC annual meeting

Southern Baptists celebrated 63 new International Mission Board missionaries during the June 9 opening session of the SBC annual meeting in Orlando. As missionaries took the stage and stood on the floor of the Orange County Convention Center, church messengers listened as they described their callings and expressed gratitude for support of their Great Commission work.
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Executive Committee elects officers, committee chairs; affirms accountability, budget cut

The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee reelected Anthony (Tony) Dockery as chairman June 8, along with a full slate of officers and committee chairs in a meeting focused on God and aimed at serving the Convention with accountability and a streamlined budget.
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‘Don’t despise the small things,’ Scroggins says at Pastors’ Conference

Pastors should be thinking about how God might use their churches and the Southern Baptist Convention not only now but 100 years from now, Jimmy Scroggins said at the SBC Pastors’ Conference June 8 in Orlando.
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SBC must unify in doctrine, evangelism, Pastors’ Conf. speakers say

Southern Baptists must remain unified in doctrine, in spirit and in reaching the next generation for Christ, speakers said June 8 during the afternoon session of the Southern Baptist Convention Pastors’ Conference.
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Pastors examine conflict, suffering, and finishing well during second session of SBC Pastors’ Conference

Pastors examined conflict, suffering and finishing well during the second session of the SBC Pastors’ Conference June 8 in Orlando. The session featured sermons from Edgar Aponte and Heath Lambert and a panel discussion led by Ken Whitten, national director of pastoral leadership at the North American Mission Board, with Steve Dighton, Ted Traylor and Bryant Wright.

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