SBC elections not lacking candidates in 2021
May 26, 2021
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NASHVILLE (BP) Some SBC annual meetings offer little speculation as to the outcomes of the election of officers. The 2021 annual meeting in Nashville will not be one of those.
With just a few weeks left until official nominations are made, multiple nominees have been announced for various SBC-related offices.
So far, there are four announced candidates for SBC president, five for vice president roles, and one each for recording secretary and registration secretary.
Randy Adams
Citing a desire for Southern Baptists’ focus to “be on the mission, with the Bible as our sole and final authority on all matters,” Northwest Baptist Convention Executive Director/Treasurer Randy Adams announced Jan. 20 he would be nominated for SBC president.
Paul Maxwell, a former Desiring God writer and the author of the book
The Trauma of Doctrine, has announced he is no longer a Christian.
“What I really miss is connection with people,” Maxwell said on his Instagram feed. “What I’ve discovered is that I’m ready to connect again. And I’m kind of ready not to be angry anymore. I love you guys, and I love all the friendships and support I’ve built here. And I think it’s important to say that I’m just not a Christian anymore, and it feels really good. I’m really happy.”
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Men gather at Grace Community Church in California for the Shepherds Conference in 2020. | Facebook/Shepherds Conference
John MacArthur’s Shepherds’ Conference for men in church leadership, which was expected to draw some 3,000 attendees to the megachurch in Sun Valley, California, next month, has been postponed due to “ongoing litigation and threats from the state.
“In light of our ongoing litigation and recent threats from the County of Los Angeles and the State of California, we have decided that the most prudent course of action at this time is to postpone the Shepherds Conference,” the church announced on the conference website and its social media platforms Friday.