The Mississippi Baptist Convention (MBC) is scheduled to meet at Broadmoor Baptist Church on October 28 & 29, 2025. Therefore, in accordance with Convention Bylaw XII, the Resolutions Committee will start receiving submitted resolutions on September 28 and the time to submit resolutions will end on October 18.
Convention Bylaw XII was approved during the 2024 gathering of the Annual Convention. Section 2 of the Bylaw reads as follows: “The Committee on Resolutions shall receive written resolutions beginning thirty (30) days prior to the first day of the Convention and no later than ten (10) days prior to the first day of the Convention. All submissions will be dated WHEN RECEIVED by the Committee.”
This year’s Committee on Resolutions includes Dr. Wade Phillips, Chm., Rev. Will Carr, Rev. Zack Carter, Rev. Shannon Davis, Dr. Ronnie Falvey, Dr. Hal Kitchings, and Dr. Ronald McMillan.
If you are a member in good standing with a church that is entitled to send messengers to the annual meeting of the Mississippi Baptist Convention, and are interested in submitting a resolution for consideration by the MBC Committee on Resolutions, please be aware of the following guidelines:
- Resolutions may be submitted each year for review as early as thirty (30) days prior to the first day of the Convention.
- Submitted resolutions must be received by the Committee on Resolutions NO LATER than ten (10) days prior to the Convention.
- All resolutions must be typewritten, titled, and dated, and must be submitted by regular mail or email.
- Only members in good standing of churches entitled to send messengers to the annual meeting of the Mississippi Baptist Convention may submit resolutions.
- All of the following information must be included with all submissions, regardless of whether they are sent by regular mail or email:
- The name of the person submitting the resolution, the church of which he or she is a member, and the name of its pastor (or church clerk if there is no pastor).
- The address of the person submitting the resolution and the address of the church of which he or she is a member.
- The phone number of the person submitting the resolution and the phone number of the church of which he or she is a member.
- Email addresses for the person submitting the resolution, for the church of which the he or she is a member, and for its pastor (if each has one).
- No more than 3 resolutions may be submitted per person, per year.
- All submissions will be dated WHEN RECEIVED by the Committee.
- All submissions (regular mail or email) must be accompanied by a Credentials for Resolutions Submittal form completed by a church qualified to send messengers to the current year Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Baptist Convention certifying that the person submitting the resolution is a member in good standing. Both the Resolution and the Submittal form must be received by the MBC Committee on Resolutions during the submission window timeframe (September 28 – October 18). Mail/Email to:
Mississippi Baptist Convention, Attn. Committee on Resolutions
PO Box 530
Jackson, MS 39205
or
Procedural questions may be sent to resolutions@mbcb.org or call 601-292-3201.
The Convention Bulletin will list the title and disposition of all properly submitted resolutions, along with the name, church, and city of residence of the person submitting the resolution. The MBC Committee on Resolutions will take appropriate steps to qualify submissions, including (but not limited to) contacting church leadership to verify active membership in a cooperating Baptist church.
The MBC Committee on Resolutions is vested with the authority to combine, title or retitle, and reword submitted resolutions, and to submit resolutions entirely of its own making. The MBC Committee on Resolutions may decline to recommend properly submitted resolutions to the Convention for adoption. Such decisions may only be overturned by vote of Convention Messengers.
HOW TO CRAFT A RESOLUTION
Resolution writing generally follows conventional lines. A resolution is usually couched in almost legal phrasing, consisting of two parts: (a) the reasons for the resolution, preceded by WHEREAS, and (b) the resolution itself preceded by Be it so RESOLVED; in case of more than one “RESOLVED,” Be it further RESOLVED.
Before submitting a resolution, please complete the Submittal form available below. This form is REQUIRED along with your resolution submission.
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