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Becoming a Messenger
Messenger cards which certify the information required by Article
III of the SBC Constitution and SBC By-Law 8 can be obtained by
any church from the state convention with which they are affiliated,
or from their local association.
Members interested in becoming messengers should contact their
pastors for information on the appropriate process of approval applicable
in their church.
Article
III from the SBC Constitution
Article
III. Membership: The Convention shall consist of messengers
who are members of missionary Baptist churches cooperating with
the Convention as follows:
1.
One (1) messenger from each church which: (1) Is in friendly
cooperation with the Convention and sympathetic with its purposes
and work. Among churches not in cooperation with the Convention
are churches which act to affirm, approve, or endorse homosexual
behavior. And, (2) Has been a bona fide contributor to
the Convention's work during the fiscal year preceding.
2. One (1) additional messenger from each such church for every
two hundred and fifty (250) members; or for each $250.00 paid
to the work of the Convention during the fiscal year preceding
the annual meeting.
3.
The messengers shall be appointed and certified by the churches
to the Convention, but no church may appoint more than ten (10).
4. Each messenger shall be a member of the church by which he
is appointed.
From
the SBC ByLaws
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8.
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Messenger
Credentials and Registration:
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A.
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Each
person elected by a church cooperating with the Southern
Baptist Convention as a messenger to the Southern Baptist
Convention shall be registered as a messenger to the Convention
upon presentation of proper credentials. Credentials shall
be presented by each messenger, in person, at the Convention
registration desk and shall be in the following form:
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(1)
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A
completed and signed Southern Baptist Convention registration
card, certifying the messenger's election in accordance
with Article III. Membership, of the Constitution of the
Southern Baptist Convention; but if the messenger does not
have the messenger registration card,
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(2)
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A
letter from the messenger's church, signed by the clerk
or moderator of the church, certifying the messenger's election
in accordance with Article III. Membership, of the Constitution
of the Southern Baptist Convention; or
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(3)
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A
telegram from the messenger's church certifying the messenger's
election in accordance with Article III. Membership, of
the Constitution of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Messengers
registered in accordance with this section shall constitute
the Convention.
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B.
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The
president of the Convention, in consultation with the vice
presidents, shall appoint, at least thirty (30) days before
the annual session, a Credentials Committee to serve at
the forthcoming sessions of the Convention. This committee
shall review and rule upon any questions which may arise
in registration concerning the credentials of messengers.
Any such ruling may be appealed to the Convention during
business session. Any contention arising on the floor
concerning seating of messengers shall be referred to the
committee for consideration and the committee shall report
back to the Convention.
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C.
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The
registration secretary shall be at the place of the annual
meeting at least one (1) day prior to the convening of the
first session of the Southern Baptist Convention for the
purpose of opening the registration desk and registering
messengers. The registration secretary also shall
convene the Credentials Committee at least one day prior
to the annual meeting and shall assist the committee in
reviewing questions concerning messenger credentials. The
registration secretary shall report to the Convention the
number of registered messengers.
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