BROWNSBORO, Texas (BP and local reports) — The 2023 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Committee on Nominations has released its list of nominees to fill vacancies on the boards and standing committees of the SBC.
The nominations will be presented to messengers for approval at the 2023 SBC Annual Meeting in New Orleans, June 13-14.
“Our committee has prayerfully and enthusiastically served the SBC this past year,” said chairman Michael Criner, lead pastor of Rock Hill Church, Brownsboro, Texas. “A number of factors contributed to our selection process but some of the main qualities we looked for were:
— a devotion to the inerrant and sufficient Word of God,
— affirmation of the Baptist Faith and Message 2000,
— the skills and experiences needed to steward trusteeship of a specific board well,
— faithful financial support of the Cooperative Program and other Convention causes, and
— willingness to serve God’s Kingdom through the SBC.
“Anything less would be a disservice to the Convention, to our boards and standing committees, and to the churches who entrusted this task to us,” he said.
Seventy-four new nominees were named in the initial report with a handful of vacancies yet to be filled by the committee. The final report will be printed in the 2023 Annual Meeting Tuesday Bulletin and brought as a slate for Convention approval on the afternoon of June 13.
The nominees include 19 women (26%) and 55 men (74%). The ethnic breakdown of the nominees includes 77% Anglo, five percent Black, five percent Asian, five percent Hispanic, three percent Native American, and one percent Native Hawaiian, with three percent opting not to share their ethnicity.
Current Mississippi Baptist members of the SBC Committee on Nominations are Greg Belser, Clinton, and Cyndi Grace, Clinton.
For a complete list of SBC-wide nominees, click here. The Mississippi Baptist nominees are:
SBC Executive Committee, Nashville
— No new nominees.
— Current members are Brain Cloys (term expires 2024), Hattiesburg; Dan Lanier (term expires 2026), Little Rock; and Adam Wyatt (term expires 2025), Monticello.
Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Nashville
— No new nominees.
— Current commissioner is Matthew T. Morgan, Indianola (term expires 2026).
Gateway Seminary, Ontario, Calif.
— Gilroy Chow, Clarksdale (eligible for second term expiring 2008).
GuideStone Financial Resources, Dallas
— Shawn Parker, Madison (term expires 2024), replacing Tommy King.
— Laura F. Rose, Clinton (term expires 2004) replacing D. Odean Busby.
International Mission Board, Richmond, Va.
— Kalaishi M. Johnson, Clinton (eligible for second term expiring 2027).
— Current trustee is Jeffery D. Holeman, Oxford (term expires 2024)
Lifeway Christian Resources, Nashville
— No new nominees.
— Current trustees are Billy W. Stewart, Brandon (term expires 2025); and Derrick Burt, Natchez (term expires 2026)
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo.
— No new nominees.
— Current trustees are Ashley R. Thompson, Booneville (term expires 2024); and Lisa W. Gunn, Clinton (term expires 2025).
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans
— Douglas J. Gunn, Jackson (eligible for second term expiring 2028).
— Current trustees are Phil Hanberry, Hattiesburg (term expires 2027); and Gary B. Shows, Hattiesburg (term expires 2026)
North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, Ga.
— No new nominees.
— Current trustees are Tommy Mitchell, Lucedale (term expires 2026); and Bill H. Wright, Vicksburg (term expires 2026)
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, N.C.
— No new nominees.
— Current trustee is T. Brett Golson, Hattiesburg (term expires 2026).
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.
— No new nominees.
— Current trustee is Carl M. White, Clinton (term expires 2025).
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, Texas
— Barbara C. McMillin, New Albany (term expires 2028), replacing David F. Maron.
Committee on Order of Business
— None.
Credentials Committee
— None.
Source: Southern Baptist Convention Annual 2022
