Annual Meeting: Program Schedule and Speakers - 2010

MONDAY EVENING | TUESDAY: MORNING | AFTERNOON | EVENING

Enter the “Doors” of Grace, Generosity, Goodness and the Gospel

In the Book of Revelation [3:8] the encouraging words to the faithful people of God are recorded by John based upon what God’s Angel revealed, specifically, “See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut…” Whether directed to the Church in the first century or the twentieth-first century, Christians are encouraged, despite adversity, to remain faithful and persevere for the cause of Christ. 

That scripture reference is the basis for the theme of “Doors” which will highlight the 2010 Florida Baptist State Convention annual meeting. That emphasis upon “Doors” seeks to inspire and encourage Florida Baptist messengers – church staff and laity – to work through the “Doors” of Grace, Generosity, Goodness and the Gospel which are based upon these scriptural imperatives:

Open Door of Grace – “On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.”
(Acts 14:27)
Open Door to Generosity – “The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for Me.'” (Matthew 25:40)
Open Door of Goodness – “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” (2 Corinthians 9:6)
Open Door to the Gospel – “I am the gate; whoever enters through Me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture.” (John 10:9)

The 149th annual meeting of the Florida Baptist State Convention will seek to challenge Florida Baptists to enter the several “Doors” which God has provided to His faithful servants: Grace; Generosity; Goodness; and the Gospel.

Enter the “Doors” of Renewal and Inspiration through Biblical Messages, Reports and Transacting Business

Monday Evening, November 8, 2010
John L. Cross, Presiding
Convention Theme: Doors
Session Theme: Open Door of Grace (Acts 14:27)

   6:00 p.m.    Musical Prelude: South Biscayne Church, Praise Team, North Port
   6:15 p.m.    Convention Convenes
                      President’s Welcome
   6:25 p.m.    Patriotic Observance
                      Color Guard
                      Pledge of Allegiance
                      Star Spangled Banner
   6:30 p.m.    Welcome and Opening Prayer/Tommy Green, pastor, First Church, Brandon
   6:35 p.m.    Enrollment of Messengers/Randy D. Huckabee
                      Committee on Order of Business Report/Daniel E. Wade
                      Presentation of FBSC Officers and Parliamentarian
   6:40 p.m.    Crossover Tampa Ministry Evangelism
   6:45 p.m.    Congregation Singing led by South Biscayne Church, Praise Team, North Port
   6:50 p.m.    Special Music: Courtney Cross, soloist, South Biscayne Church, North Port
 *6:55 p.m.    President’s Message/John L. Cross, pastor, South Biscayne Baptist Church,
                     North Port

Dr. John Cross, Jr., President
Florida Baptist State Convention; and Pastor, South Biscayne Baptist Church, North Port, Florida

John Cross is serving in his second term as president of the Florida Baptist State Convention. Since 1990 Dr. Cross has served as pastor, South Biscayne Baptist Church, North Port, a church he has led from 100 in attendance to currently over 1700 in worship each week. He previously served churches in Georgia and Texas. Under his leadership the North Port church continued to be a pacesetter in baptisms and in the 2009 church year was Florida Baptist’s fifth leading church having led 418 people to participate in believer’s baptism. 

   7:25 p.m.    Great Commission Church feature
   7:30 p.m.    Congregation Singing led by South Biscayne Church, Praise Team, North Port
   7:35 p.m.    Special Music: Florida Baptist Children’s Homes Choir
   7:40 p.m.    Agency Report/Florida Baptist Children’s Homes/Jerry Haag
   7:45 p.m.    Pastor Longevity Recognition
   7:55 p.m.    Special Music: Exciting Central Church Choir, Tampa
 *8:05 p.m.    Biblical Message/Ed Stetzer, LifeWay Christian Resources, Nashville, Tennessee
 

Dr. Ed Stetzer, President of LifeWay Research and LifeWay's Missiologist in Residence
LifeWay Christian Resources, Nashville, Tennessee

Ed Stetzer has planted, revitalized, and served as pastor of several churches. He has trained pastors and church planters on five continents, holds two masters degrees and two doctorates. He is the author of eight books with topics that range from church starting to being missional in the millennial generation. His other writing assignments include serving as a contributing editor to Christianity Today and as a columnist for Outreach Magazine and Catalyst Monthly magazines. Stetzer also serves as a visiting professor of research and missiology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, visiting research professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and has taught at fifteen other colleges and seminaries. 

8:35 p.m.    Prayer Period/Othoniel Valdes
8:40 p.m.    Adjourn

*No Later Than

Pastor Longevity Fellowship Reception to follow evening session

Tuesday Morning, November 9, 2010
John L. Cross, Presiding
Session Theme: Open Door to Generosity (Matthew 25:40)

    8:30 a.m.    Musical Prelude: The Baptist College of Florida/Music Division
    8:45 a.m.    Convention Convenes
                      Congregation Singing led by The Baptist College of Florida/Music Division
    8:55 a.m.    Agency Report/The Baptist College of Florida/Thomas A. Kinchen
    9:00 a.m.    Miscellaneous Business
    9:05 a.m.    Open Doors of Evangelism, Church Starting and Growing Churches
                      [Florida Baptist Convention Staff Report]
    9:15 a.m.    State Board of Missions Report (#1)/Timothy D. Maynard
  10:00 a.m.    Congregation Singing led by The Baptist College of Florida/Music Division
  10:05 a.m.    Special Music: The Baptist College of Florida
  10:10 a.m.    Committee on Nominations Report
  10:20 a.m.    Prayer Period/Eliel Dos Santos
  10:25 a.m.    Agency Report/Florida Baptist Witness/James A. Smith, Sr.
  10:30 a.m.    Agency Report/Florida Baptist Financial Services/Eddie McClelland
  10:35 a.m.    Congregation Singing led by The Baptist College of Florida/Music Division
  10:40 a.m.    Election of Convention Officer (President)
  10:55 a.m.    Miscellaneous Business
  11:00 a.m.    Great Commission Church feature
  11:05 a.m.    Crossover Tampa Ministry Evangelism
  11:10 a.m.    Special Music: The Baptist College of Florida
*11:15 a.m.    Convention Sermon/John Sullivan, Executive Director-Treasurer,
                      Florida Baptist Convention

Dr. John Sullivan, Executive Director-Treasurer
Florida Baptist Convention, Jacksonville, Florida

John Sullivan has served as executive director-treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention since 1989. In great demand as an expository preacher, Sullivan speaks in over 150 churches each year. For each of the past ten years the State Convention’s Committee on Order of Business has requested Dr. Sullivan to preach a sermon on a doctrinal topic. 

  11:45 a.m.    Prayer Period/Pablo Urbay

*No Later Than

Tuesday Afternoon, November 9, 2010
R. Wayne Briant, Presiding
Session Theme: Open Door of Goodness (2 Corinthians 9:6)

   1:20 p.m.    Musical Prelude: Florida Baptist Worship Choir and Orchestra
   1:30 p.m.    Convention Convenes
                     Prayer/Doret Jean
   1:35 p.m.    Congregation Singing led by Florida Baptist Worship Choir
   1:40 p.m.    Special Music: Florida Baptist Worship Choir
   1:45 p.m.    State Board of Missions Report (#2)/Timothy D. Maynard
                     Florida Baptist Historical Society Presentation
   2:05 p.m.    Election of Officers (President Run-off /First Vice-President)
   2:15 p.m.    Memorial to Deceased Ministers
   2:20 p.m.    Haiti Partnership Presentation
   2:35 p.m.    Election of Officers (Second Vice-President/Recording Secretary)
 *2:45 p.m.    Congregation Singing led by Florida Baptist Worship Choir
   2:50 p.m.    Special Music: Kyle Thomas, member, First Church, Orlando
 *2:55 p.m.    Biblical Message/David Uth, pastor, First Church, Orlando

Dr. David F. Uth, Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church, Orlando, Florida

David Uth has served as pastor of the Orlando church since 2005, having previously served churches in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. A graduate of Ouachita Baptist University, Dr. Uth holds the master of divinity and the doctor of philosophy degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Under Dr. Uth’s leadership, the Orlando First Baptist Church, during the 2009 church year, achieved the second highest number – 932 – of baptisms among Florida Baptist congregations. First Baptist also continues to be a pacesetter in Cooperative Program support and mission’s outreach.

   3:25 p.m.    Imagine If … Florida Great Commission Resurgence Taskforce Report/
                     Danny de Armas, associate pastor, First Church, Orlando
   5:00 p.m.    Presentation of FBSC Officers
                     Recognition of Outgoing Officers
                     Presentation of Newly-Elected Officers
                     Comments by Newly-Elected President
   5:10 p.m.    Closing Prayer/Newly-Elected President Florida Baptist State Convention President
   5:15 p.m.    Adjourn

*No Later Than

Tuesday Evening, November 9, 2010
John L. Cross, Presiding

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