Southern Baptists celebrated 63 new International Mission Board missionaries during the June 9 opening session of the SBC annual meeting in Orlando. As missionaries took the stage and stood on the floor of the Orange County Convention Center, church messengers listened as they described their callings and expressed gratitude for support of their Great Commission work. IMB President Paul Chitwood announced that the missionary pipeline is “exploding,” noting a 500% increase in recent years, an announcement that was met with applause. “With more lost people living on the planet than at any point in human history, now is the time … Continue reading Southern Baptists celebrate 63 new IMB missionaries at SBC annual meeting