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SBC President's Page - Welcome
Dr. Frank
S. Page
President
of the Southern Baptist Convention 2006
Introductory words from Dr. Frank Page:
 In
this website, I would like to thank Southern Baptists for re-electing
me as President of the Southern Baptist Convention. I have
had an awesome opportunity over the last year visiting across
our country and world. I have attempted to be an encouragement
to our people. I have attempted to share Christ at every
opportunity. I have attempted to pull together various
groups toward a common recognition that the Great Commission
of our Lord Jesus Christ should be our unifying factor. I
continue to call upon all Southern Baptists to deal with issues
in a Christlike spirit. I encourage groups to honestly
and openly dialogue and debate important matters. Again,
however, I call on all Southern Baptists to recognize that that
which calls us together in unity is far more important than our
differences. During this past year, I have been responsible
for appointing several committees. On those committees,
I included people of various size churches, people of every conceivable
age. I appointed Calvinists and non Calvinists. I
appointed, most of all, people who have not been involved in
the past. I intentionally reached out to young pastors
and included some of the youngest pastors ever involved in SBC
appointments. I am not perfect. I have made mistakes. However,
due to the prayers of God’s people, I have experienced
blessings beyond words.
I
ask that we move ahead in 2007-2008 in a common calling to do
more than we’ve ever done for the Lord. Most of all,
I call upon the Southern Baptist Convention to pray diligently
and earnestly for a reviving touch from our Lord. Across
the nation I have spoken about the three “R’s.” I
have thanked God for the push for doctrinal rightness. I
thank God for the conservative resurgence which has brought us
to this point. However, we must, with equal passion, attack
the issues of relevancy and revival. If we do not have
God’s reviving hand upon us, we will move into a precipitous
decline from which we will never recover. If we do not
seek a relevance to touch our 21st century culture, then our
churches will be orthodox and right in their doctrinal stance,
but empty. The younger generations are looking for relevance,
authenticity, and relationships. We must be sensitive to
those calls. We will never be a convention which compromises
the Word of God in message nor methodology. However, let
us ask God to breathe His Spirit upon us that we might reach
all generations for Christ.
I
also want to say a word of thanks to the wonderful people across
this Convention which have shown me that they are truly desirous
of God’s work in their life. I have often stated
that I am cautiously optimistic about the future of our Convention. My
optimism continues to grow! I see God working in many churches,
conventions, and associations. It truly is all about Him! Let
us find ways to increasingly glorify His name.
May
God bless you as you read this website. I pray that the
Spirit of the Lord will continue to work in your heart as well
as mine.
In Christ,
Frank S. Page
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