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Georgia Pastor Mike Stone to Be Nominated for SBC president

In Their Own Words: SBC Candidate Forum on Complementarianism (Mike Stone)

May 19, 2021 CBMW As Southern Baptists prepare for their annual meeting in June, four men are set to be nominated as candidates for President of the convention: -Randy Adams, Executive Director of the Northwest Baptist Convention -Ed Litton, Pastor of Redemption Church (Saraland, AL) -Albert Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist…

Stone: Cooperation, revival and resolve needed for future of SBC

Posted Wednesday, May 19, 2021 1:35 pm KENTUCKY TODAY STAFF REPORT The Southern Baptist Convention is scheduled for June 15-16 in Nashville. To help Kentucky Baptists get to know the four known candidates for SBC president, Kentucky Today reached out to Randy Adams, Ed Litton, Albert Mohler, and Mike Stone. We asked each of them to submit a…

Stone Discusses ‘Wave Revivals,’ ‘Toning Down The Rhetoric’ In Baptist Press Interview

By George Schroeder, Jonathan Howe The story isn’t a pulpit exaggeration. Mike Stone, the longtime pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, proudly owns a record for beard length on a turkey. Almost 10 years ago now, Stone bagged a bird with a 16.5-inch beard, which ranks No. 16 in the National Wild Turkey Federation’s world rankings. The accomplishment has…

Leftward Drift Deeply Concerns This Southern Baptist Pastor

A Georgia pastor wants to serve as the leader of America’s largest Protestant denomination to counter “troubling trends” he’s seeing within the denomination.

An Interview with SBC Presidential Nominee Mike Stone

An Interview with SBC Presidential Nominee Mike Stone

Southern Baptist Convention Presidential nominee Mike Stone, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Blackshear, was interviewed by former Christian Index editor Gerald Harris.

Georgia Pastor Mike Stone to be nominated for SBC president

Georgia Pastor Mike Stone to Be Nominated for SBC president

Mike Stone, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Blackshear, Georgia, “will be nominated in June to be the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention,” according to a letter released Jan 13.

Georgia Pastor Mike Stone to Be Nominated for SBC president

Mike Stone to Be Nominated as President of the SBC

Mike Stone, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Blackshear, Georgia, will be nominated as the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention, Georgia pastor and current Georgia convention president, Kevin Williams announced today.

Be A Leader Of Conviction, Stone Encourages Legislators At Prayer Breakfast

by Scott Barkley Pressure doesn’t just reveal character. It reveals the character you may not have realized you had. In addressing state lawmakers at the annual Legislative Prayer Breakfast hosted by Georgia Baptist Public Affairs Feb. 27, Blackshear pastor Mike Stone cited a familiar Bible passage dealing with public pressure to conform. The story of…

A Great Pinch-Hitter Hits A Grand Slam

A Great Pinch-Hitter Hits A Grand Slam

by Gerald Harris David Miller – from Heber Springs, Ark., who prefers to be known as a “Country Preacher at Large” – was scheduled to preach on Monday evening at the Georgia Baptist Convention annual session. Although he arrived in Warner Robins, circumstances beyond his control prevented him from being able to preach to the…

Pastor Mike Stone, New SBC Executive Committee Chairman, Answers Some Probing Questions

by Gerald Harris Mike Stone, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Blackshear and President of the Georgia Baptist Convention, was elected as chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee on Monday, June 11. Stone won over two candidates, Joe Knott of North Carolina and Kent Choate of Oklahoma, with a majority vote on the…

Stone's Fiery Pro-Life Message Welcome On A Cold, Dreary Day

Stone’s Fiery Pro-Life Message Welcome On A Cold, Dreary Day

by Gerald Harris Emmanuel Baptist Church, Blackshear Pastor Mike Stone preaches to the crowd gathered near the state capitol building in Atlanta Friday, Jan. 22 for the March for Life rally. GERALD HARRIS/Index The weather was exceedingly raw on Friday, Jan. 22. Rain lashed down on those gathered in Liberty Plaza (across from the State…