2021 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION

1 BOOK OF REPORTS OF THE 2021 southern baptist convention prepared for the One Hundred Sixty-Third SessionOne Hundred Seventy-Sixth Yearmeeting inNashville, TennesseeJune 15-16, 20212021 CONVENTION OFFICERSP residentJ. D. GreearFirst Vice PresidentMarshal AusberrySecond Vice PresidentNoe GarciaRecording SecretaryJohn L. YeatsActing Registration SecretaryDon CurrenceTreasurerRonnie W. FloydFUTURE SBC ANNUAL MEETING SITESA naheim, California June 14 15, 2022 Charlotte, North Carolina June 13 14, 2023 Indianapolis, Indiana June 11 12, 2024 Dallas, Texas June 10-11, 2025 Orlando, Florida June 9 10, 2026 FOREWORD _____We are Great Commission Baptists. The Great Commission is what our churches do above all things. The sacrificial generosity of our churches through the Cooperative Program demonstrates the priority of sharing the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in great cities like Lusaka, Phnom Penh, Cebu City, Pretoria, or Mosul.

2 At the same time, Great Commission Baptists shelter the rescued child from sex traffickers. At the same time, we disciple collegiates on the university campuses of North America and start churches in places like Bozeman, Bismarck, Boston, and Commission Baptists live on mission with God. If we ever move away from the main themes of extraordinary prayer, soul-winning, and missional engagement, then the three-cord rope that binds us begins to shred into a past memory of what once was. Great Commission Baptists have the whole world on their hearts and passionately live to do their part in bringing in the harvest of souls who have yet to taste of the grace of God. The Book of Reports is a guide for you a messenger from a local church cooperating with the SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION . Inside you see materials about what is occurring at the Annual Meeting.

3 Study the agenda so you know where you need to be. Peruse the reports from our mission boards, Lifeway, Guidestone, our six seminaries, and the ERLC. Look at the recommendations from the SBC Executive Committee (pages 5-73). These motions are very significant to the inner workings of the SBC and its entities. Especially, look at the proposal for Vision 2025. Pray about the part you will play in fulfilling this great vision. While in Nashville this week, engage someone in a conversation about Jesus and may our kindness and respect toward one another be a living demonstration of our Lord s transformational grace in our lives. John L. Yeats Recording Secretary of the SOUTHERN BAPTIST ConventionCopyright 2021 by the SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION Executive Committee. All rights reserved. The contents of this book may not be reproduced in any form in whole or in part without the consent of the copyright holder except for uses which are permitted under federal copyright and distributed by: SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION Executive Committee, 901 Commerce Street; Nashville, TN 37203 Reviewed by: John L.

4 Yeats, SBC Recording Secretary, assisted by Sharon Yeats574 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES outhern BAPTIST Foundation GENERAL BOARDS768192 GuideStone Financial Resources International Mission Board Lifeway Christian Resources North American Mission Board 111 INSTITUTIONS130136144152158166179182 Gateway seminary of the SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION Midwestern BAPTIST Theological seminary New Orleans BAPTIST Theological seminary Southeastern BAPTIST Theological seminary SOUTHERN BAPTIST Theological seminary Southwestern BAPTIST Theological seminary seminary Comparative Data seminary extension (supplement to report of seminaries) SOUTHERN BAPTIST Historical Library and Archives 183188202 COMMISSIONE thics and Religious Liberty Commission AUXILIARY Woman s Missionary Union GOVERNING DOCUMENTS207207211 Charter Constitution Bylaws Business and Financial Plan 226233244 ORGANIZATION MANUALLEGAL NAMES AND CURRENT ADDRESSES THE BAPTIST FAITH AND MESSAGE245 TABLE OF CONTENTS2021 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION BOOK OF REPORTS4 EDITOR S NOTE _____In 2020, due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION Annual Meeting and all ancillary meetings were cancelled for the first time in 75 years.

5 While a 2020 SBC Book of Reports was released online at , it only served as an informational piece for SOUTHERN Baptists in regards to the actions and reports of SBC entities and organizations during the 2019-2020 year. It did not contain any recommendations or matters of business to be voted upon by the CONVENTION as it was impossible to gather together for such business to occur. The content from that piece was later included in the 2020 SBC Annual which can be found on regards to recommendations, responses to matters referred, or business relating to the 2019-2020 year, those items are included and/or updated in this publication. Footnotes and symbols will denote these items throughout the should also be noted that most reports within this publication cover the year 2020-2021 meaning that by the delivery of this publication, some information is subject to Annual Report 901 Commerce Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37203 ROLLAND E.

6 SLADE, ChairmanRONNIE W. FLOYD, President and Chief Executive OfficerThe SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION Executive Committee presents this ninety-fourth annual are 86 persons from 38 states and regions who are elected as members of the SBC Executive SBC Executive Committee met as follows during 2020-21:September 22, 2020 Video Conference CallFebruary 22-23, 2021 Nashville, TNMay 11, 2021 Video Conference CallJune 14, 2021 Nashville, TN1. Officers of the SBC Executive Committee The officers of the SOUTHERN BaptistConvention Executive Committee include its president, chair, vice chair, secretary, and thechairs of its four standing committees. Ronnie W. Floyd serves as its president and the other officers, as well as the chairs, vicechairs, and secretaries of the four standing committees are named below:Chair: Rolland E.

7 Slade, CaliforniaVice Chair: B. Thomas (Tom) Tucker III, South CarolinaSecretary: Joe Knott, North CarolinaCommittee on CONVENTION Missions and MinistryChair: H. Robert (Rob) Showers, VirginiaVice Chair: Chad Garrison, ArizonaSecretary: Andrew Hunt, IndianaCommittee on CONVENTION Finances and Stewardship DevelopmentChair: Robyn A. Hari, TennesseeVice Chair: Harry C. (Archie) Mason, ArkansasSecretary: Mark R. Elliott, Kansas-NebraskaCommittee on CONVENTION Events and Strategic PlanningChair: Rod D. Martin, FloridaVice Chair: Erik D. Cummings, FloridaSecretary: Joshua D. (Josh) Bonner, DakotasCommittee on SOUTHERN BAPTIST RelationsChair: James W. (Jim) Gregory, Utah-IdahoVice Chair: Jeremy D. Morton, GeorgiaSecretary: Micah Nix, OklahomaEXECUTIVE COMMITTEEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE2021 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION BOOK OF REPORTS62.

8 Cooperative Program Giving - The giving record of SOUTHERN Baptists during the fiscal year October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2020, is as follows 2019 - 2020 2018 - 2019 % Change Total CP as a % of Undesignated Gifts 2 ( ) Total Receipts 1 $ 11,526,598,340 $ 11,640,670,559 ( ) Total Undesignated Gifts $ 9,531,225,749 $ 9,600,108,179 ( ) Total Cooperative Program 2 $ 455,553,027 $ 462,299,010 ( ) State CONVENTION Share of Total CP 2 $ 267,746,391 $ 271,331,607 ( ) SBC Share of Total CP 2 $ 187,806,636 $ 190,967,403 ( )3. Trends in Giving - The following five-year record of gifts to SOUTHERN BAPTIST churches and through the Cooperative Program is as follows: Total Total % Undesignated % Cooperative % Year Receipts 1 Change Gifts Change Program 2 Change 2015-16 $ 11,461,572,538 ( ) $ 9,216,198,700 $ 475,212,293 2016-17 $ 11,728,420,088 $ 9,518,527,051 $ 462,662,332 ( ) 2017-18 $ 11,811,093,609 $ 9,601,534,950 $ 463,076,368 2018-19 $ 11,640,670,559 ( ) $ 9,600,108,179 ( ) $ 462,299,010 ( ) 2019-20 $ 11,526,598,340 ( ) $ 9,531,225,749 ( ) $ 455,553,027 ( ) Average Change 1980s Average Change 1990s Average Change 2000s Average Change 2010s ( ) ( ) Average Change Last 5 Years ( ) ( )

9 SBC SBC Total CP 2 as a % of $ Share of % % Share of Total Undesig. Year Total CP 2 Change Total CP 2 Receipts 1 Gifts 2015-16 $ 190,468,781 2016-17 $ 191,948,826 2017-18 $ 191,257,988 ( ) 2018-19 $ 190,967,403 ( ) 2019-20 $ 187,806,636 ( ) Average Change 1980s Average Change 1990s Average Change 2000s Average Change 2010s ( ) Average Change Last 5 Years Notes: 1 Due to a change Lifeway made in the ACP information it requested for 2011, Total Gifts were not calculable. Therefore, Total Receipts are reported above for 2012 -13 through 2019-20 for comparative purposes. Over the last 20 years Total Receipts averaged more than Total Gifts. 2.

10 For 2012 -13 through 2019-20, in keeping with the CONVENTION approved definition of The Cooperative Program, the Total Cooperative Program category does not include church contributions given directly to the national CONVENTION that are directed only to the national SBC CP Allocation budget. Sections 2 and 3 were prepared by the SBC Executive Committee based on information from the 2020 ACP Statistical Summary which was prepared by Lifeway Research, Lifeway Christian Resources, April 23, Cooperative Program Distribution Cooperative Program funds received by the SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION were distributed in keeping with the action of the SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION when the 2019-2020 SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION Cooperative Program Allocation Budget was approved. The 2019-2020 SBC Cooperative Program funds distributed include funds received from state conventions and identified by them as Cooperative Program Allocation Budget funds.