My First SBC Annual Meeting

I just got back from my first SBC. Overall it wasn't life changing experience But there was one thing that I will never forget, one thing that will stand out in my memory when all the rest of it fades. I got to be there to see Southern Baptists elect their first African American convention president, Fred Luter. It took about 165 years, but it finally happened and I got to be there for it.

In my last year at Union, Dr. Luter came to Union as a chapel speaker. I didn't know anything about him or who he was, but I got to pick him up at the airport in Memphis, take him to dinner, and drive him back to Jackson. He was (and is) one of the nicest guys I've ever been around. As I've learned more about him and his incredible story, I grew to have an new appreciation and respect for him. I am so excited to have him as the head of the SBC and have every confidence in him because he is a man devoted to God, to His gospel, and to His Word.

Later in life when I don't remember anything else about the 2012 convention, I'll remember that Fred Luter was elected president, the first African American president of the SBC. Dr. Luter's election was certainly a historic moment for the SBC, and is a testimony to God's continual work of sanctification in the hearts of His people.