Illinois Baptist
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in focus
No ordinary election
What these SBC candidacies represent BY ERIC REED
CONVENTION
Illinois’ Munton runs O’Fallon pastor nominated for SBC office P. A-4
Candidates Q & A
Presidential contenders identify SBC’s top 3 issues P. B-3
CULTURE WATCH
Restrooms targeted Boycott demands retailers use common sense P. A-5
iLEAD
Thawing the Frozen Chosen
Zone consultant Stephen Williams’ 3 steps
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@the Crossroads Special preview in Section B
Almost Everything you need to know for
the St. Louis convention in June
Everyday Faith Priority Women’s Conference urges a gospel approach to the daily routine P. A-7
St. Louis | With another call to prayer for the redemption of America, another missionary commissioning, and another bunch of resolutions on national politics and the precipitous slide in our national moral values, this might appear to be another fairly predictable meeting when the Southern Baptist Convention convenes in St. Louis June 14-15. It isn’t. The more significant news from the convention is not likely to come from its political statements or from protests by cultural liberals outside the hall. What can be said about the run for the White House, samesex marriage, or sexual identity that hasn’t already been said? It will be in the election of an SBC president to succeed outgoing Arkansas pastor Ronnie Floyd that messengers will signal a turn. Floyd has issued a “national call to prayer for spiritual leadership” in the Tuesday evening session. Floyd is using the mid-America location to P. A-3 RELATED: Why we need a debate for SBC president Reporter’s Notebook P. A-6
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