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Southern Baptist Convention (view source)
Revision as of 21:55, March 16, 2018
, 21:55, March 16, 2018new section on SBC entities
The highest level is the national convention. The name "Southern Baptist Convention" refers to both the denomination as a whole and its annual meeting, usually held in June for two days and generally at a major city. The convention handles both national and international matters, mainly in the area of missions, though it also publishes literature and other materials and has a public policy arm.
The highest level is the national convention. The name "Southern Baptist Convention" refers to both the denomination as a whole and its annual meeting, usually held in June for two days and generally at a major city. The convention handles both national and international matters, mainly in the area of missions, though it also publishes literature and other materials and has a public policy arm.
==SBC Entities==
===Mission Boards and Auxiliary===
*[[North American Mission Board]] (formerly Home Mission Board), located in Atlanta, Georgia, coordinates mission work in the United States and Canada
*[[International Mission Board]] (formerly Foreign Mission Board), located in Richmond, Virginia, coordinates mission work outside of the United States and Canada
*[[Woman's Missionary Union]], an auxiliary located in Birmingham, Alabama; its primary function is to raise money for missions through the SBC's two main annual missions offerings: the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions.
===Seminaries===
* [[Southern Baptist Theological Seminary]] in Louisville, Kentucky
* [[Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]] in Fort Worth, Texas
* [[New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary]] in New Orleans, Louisiana
* [[Gateway Seminary]] in Ontario, California
* [[Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary]] in Wake Forest, North Carolina
* [[Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]] in Kansas City, Missouri
===Other SBC Entities===
*[[Baptist Press]] is the SBC's official news agency, reporting on SBC work worldwide and on other issues pertinent to the SBC and its membership
*GuideStone Financial Services (formerly the Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention) provides insurance, investments, and retirement plans to churches and to church and agency ministers and employees.
*LifeWay Christian Resources (formerly the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention) provides publications (including the [[Holman Christian Standard Bible]] and operates the Ridgecrest Conference Center in North Carolina. It is best known, though, for its operation of [[LifeWay Christian Stores]] (formerly Baptist Book Stores), one of the two major Christian bookstores in the United States.
*[[Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission]] (formerly the Christian Life Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention) is the SBC's [[public policy]] arm, providing information and research on political issues. It also files ''[[amicus briefs]]'' (sometimes with other religious liberty organizations) on matters involving religious liberty before the courts.
==See also==
==See also==