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SBC: David Platt Named IMB President

9/10/2014

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Like many Southern Baptists, I have been praying for months for the International Mission Board (IMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Search Team as they have sought to find God’s man to be the next President.  I had heard that Dr. David Platt was a prime candidate for the position, but I have been a Baptist long enough to know that though he may have been the frontrunner, you never know what will happen in Baptist life.

I am excited about David Platt as our new IMB President!  I think he brings tremendous passion for Christ and love for the lost that will inspire and mobilize Southern Baptists to increase our number of missionaries around the world to impact lostness in a much greater way.

Below is a sampling of perspectives on David.  Please join me in praying for him, his family, The Church At Brook Hills, and the IMB during this time of transition.  Pray for David to have wisdom and discernment and to lead well for the glory of God and for the souls of men.

For the glory of God,
Ray
Pr. 3:5-6

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The election of David Platt will lead to a renewed interest and confidence in the CP. J. D. Greear, Pastor, The Summit Church, Durham, NC

Ray's Top Five this week:

1.     Pastor David Platt succeeds Tom Elliff as IMB president - Baptist Press

2.     Ten Things That We Owe Dr. David Platt, Paige Patterson

3.     David Platt Is My IMB President, Too, Bart Barber

4.     What David Platt’s IMB Presidency Signals About Our Future, J. D. Greear

5.     Radical: Reflections on David Platt and the IMB, Jason Allen
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    I’m Ray Gentry, the President/CEO of the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders (SBCAL). I’ve served Southern Baptist churches & associations in various roles for over 35 years. I have served as an associational leader for five associations, starting in 1993. The most recent one being the Southside Baptist Network, McDonough, GA.

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