Reaffirms at the beginning of a new century of Baptist World Alliance life and witness our commitment to proclaim and demonstrate, through word and deed, our faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) and through the Message from CEO and Chair of the Board John Hickey CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Tara Reid CHAIR OF THE BOARD . Commends the Youth Department and other entities of the Baptist World Alliance for their roles in envisioning, organizing, and promoting the Dive Deeper Baptist Youth World Conference in Leipzig, Germany, July 30-August 3; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 7-12, 2003: The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, believing in the inherent right of all people to freedom of religious faith, practice, and propagation, and recognizing the rights of governments to require that such freedom shall be exercised responsibly, wishes once again to express its deep concern over present attitudes in many countries with respect to religious believers, involving in some cases, strong legislation against them. The former receiving churches are becoming sending churches. In the centenary year of the birth of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the Baptist World Congress recalls with gratitude and praise the mighty preacher whose God-given powers have been exercised for the healing of the nations, and who being dead yet speaketh. Spurgeon gloried supremely in the Cross of Christ, and turned multitudes to his Saviour. Recognizes the global growth of refugee migration and international relocation with more than 67 million current refugees and internally displaced people and more than 191 million international migrants; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 7-12, 2003: creative feature writing, including his book, Operation Brothers Brother. The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Seville, July 8 13, 2002: Aware of the constant struggle for physical survival in this continent as well as in the world, the present conditions in the Sahel being one tragic example, would there draw attention to the statement quoted in the report of the BWAid Committee as follows. We hope you will! The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, believing that the feeding of the starving and the undernourished ought not to be limited to people whose governments are closely allied to donor governments, and recognizing that some governments have used, or have been under pressure to use relief, 5 MOTION was made, seconded, amended, and carried 36GC76 that the following resolution be adopted: But no union or convention has ever authorized a Baptist World Congress to speak on its behalf. The Baptist World Alliance has announced its 2022 annual gathering will be convened both online and in-person after two years of virtual-only meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was moved from the Chair, seconded by Rev. Resolved, after a statement by Dr. Rushbrooke, that the following resolution be sent to the Rumanian Government and afterwards published:, 56. 405 N. Washington St. Falls Church, VA 22046 USA, 2021 | Networking the Baptist Family to Impact the World for Christ. BWA, CBF and the Alliance will allow both online and in-person participants to join in the life and mission of their fellowships through the gatherings. Large-hearted and practical, he responded to the appeal of human need, and the Gospel he preached was illustrated by the Orphanage he founded. The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, realizing that many of the worlds peoples are threatened by starvation by famine, war and natural disaster which have contributed to their desperate plight we cannot help but recognize the gospel mandate for Christian people to meet such urgent human need. 2007 BWA General Council Recommendation We express concern for nations and peoples who are caught in a terrible circle of hatred, violence, injustice, and suffering, who live in fear in police states where terrorist acts and military incursions are regular events. RECALLS that Jesus Christ took little children in his arms and blessed them as an expression of his love and concern; A new day is dawning in world evangelization. To the Baptists of Puerto Rico and especially to the Primera Iglesia Bautista de Carolina for their warm greetings and gracious hospitality. A resolution of thanks from the many groups of suffering Baptists on the continent, to those who had succoured them, was presented by the Rev. Thank you for your patience and for your prayers on behalf of the many lives currently impacted by this disease. The BWA Executive Committee Resolutions are currently being compiled, and a limited number are already accessible. Resolves to commemorate in this historic setting the two hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the abolition of the slave trade. The first Baptist world congress was held in London in 1905. In a special forum dedicated to updates on the Baptist response to the war, key leaders recapped the extraordinary responses over the last 5 months, and looked forward . Members of the Samford community from across campus assisted with the meeting. MOTION by W. A. Criswell was seconded, and carried 35GC76 that the following resolution be adopted: These violations are evident in Darfur, but exist throughout Sudan. COMMENDS our Division of Evangelism and Education for its leadership in promoting global evangelism; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Mexico City, July 3-8, 2006: We use cookies to ensure you have the best experience on this website. The range of issues covered by the collection is comprehensive, and many of the Resolutions speak to contemporary concerns (such as racism, antisemitism, poverty and war) with multi-cultural wisdom, spiritual integrity, and intellectual depth. Its 16 million adult members constitute the largest Protestant church in the USA. The founding of the society to promote overseas missions marked the point at which the missionary awakening stimulated by the evangelical revival of the eighteenth century first attained effective institutional expression alerting not only Baptist but the whole of evangelical Christendom to a world-wide vision; COMMENDS with appreciation the Baptist Heads of Denominations and its secretary, the Rev. The page you requested could not be found. 5:18}; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Kuala Lumpur July 4-9, 2011: ACKNOWLEDGES the human tragedy of the recent flood of unaccompanied minors to the United States who risk their lives in search of safety, economic resources and justice; CELEBRATES the Baptist International Conference on Theological Education that met in Nassau, Bahamas, July 5-7, 2019, with the theme of TOGETHER: Re-Imagining, Re-Reading HERstory in the Church, with significant discussions of women in the church; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, July 1-6, 2013: RECOGNISES that children all over the world are subjected to abusive relationships perpetrated by adults and tolerated by communities and governments; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, July 20- 25, 2008; This Baptist World Congress has learned with satisfaction that, through the action of the Prime Minister, the Rumanian Baptist Churches, which were last year closed as the effect of repressive administrative orders issued by the Minister of Cults, have throughout the larger part of the land been re-opened. As Christians we believe that human rights are God-given and that violations of human rights are violations of the laws of God. . Commends the leadership of the Baptist World Alliance for initiating and facilitating the Emerging Leaders Network; At this, the first meeting ever held in the interest of Baptist young people throughout the world assembled at Philadelphia, June 20, 1911, we, delegates and visitors to the second session of the Baptist World Alliance wish to record our views regarding the work for our young people in the following statement and resolutions: The report of the Committee on Future Congresses was presented as follows by Rev. Baptists in every land join with their fellow-Christians in the prayer that peace, both just and abiding, may come soon to the hearts of all mankind. Youre invited to join yourCBFfamily at the Hyatt Regency Hotel for a week of learning, worship, inspiration and fellowship. 32GC76 that the following resolution be adopted: The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe August 6-9, 1993, REMEMBERS that the Bible honors displaced persons, including the people of Israel who lived as exiles for forty years before entering Canaan (Exodus 13ff. The theme for this year's meeting is "Jesus, the center of it all.". The following resolutions were adopted on the recommendation of the Committee on Co-operation: We plead with all governments to avoid discriminatory policies against any of the peoples within their jurisdiction. MEXICO CITY (ABP) Leaders of the Baptist World Alliance ushered in its second century by unveiling plans to expand participation in the international organization. We regard an educational policy as of primary importance for the extension of the Baptist denomination in Europe, and we consider that the establishment or strengthening of Baptist seminaries for the training of pastors and evangelists should be undertaken without delay. J. H. Shakespeare, M.A., as Conveners, which shall report at the Morning Session on 17th July, 1905. Samford Hosts 2022 Baptist World Alliance Annual Gathering Published on July 18, 2022 On July 10-15, Samford University hosted Baptists from around the world for the 2022 Baptist World Alliance Annual Gathering. In these days of tension and concern for the destiny of all mankind, we Baptists appeal to all Christians to join together to preserve peace on earth. OFFERS sincere thanks to the Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany and the local congregations of Dresden and vicinity for their warm welcome and generous hospitality; Harare, Zimbabwe August 6-9, 1993, BWA World Congress Resolution 1947.4 This B.W.A. The members of this Congress believe that the Church is the company of the people of Christ with the Lord Himself according to His promise in the midst of them, and that He by His Spirit guides them into all Truth and makes plain to them the Will of God for them. John Newton Prestridge, editor of The Baptist Argus, at Louisville, Kentucky, in his publication in 1904, called for a world gathering of Baptists. Statements having been made by Drs. CELEBRATES with the World Methodist Council the 300th anniversary of the birth of John Wesley, founder of Methodism; NOTES the pain and suffering endured by innocent persons as a result of the imposition of international economic sanctions; 1, on the subject What Baptists Can Do to Avert War and Promote Peace, and commends its contents to Baptists throughout the World for study and action. 1. At the first general meeting on June 7, 1823, the Association agreed to fund two church planting missionaries at $30 a month for two years. This Congress, representing the Baptists of the world, records its distress and indignation that the Rumanian Government has failed to secure the rights of religious minorities, and that it has failed to check or prevent numerous acts of persecution on the part of the local organs of administration. We, the General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, urge on all governments and all members of our churches the need for careful and responsible husbanding of such resources, having in mind the effects of these shortages on the economies, especially of Third World countries and the requirements of succeeding generations. Executive Committee Meeting. The 2022 SBC Annual Meeting will convene at the Anaheim Convention Center Tuesday, June 14 at 8 a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, according to the official schedule for the meeting released Tuesday (March 22). I think that is fitting because for two or three months I have been in daily correspondence,and sometimes three and four times a day,with the various chairmen of the committees here, and I know of their labors, of their afflictions and of their patience: The international misunderstandings, jealousies and rivalries which have followed the last Great War have baffled every effort to secure general disarmament. WHEREAS Mrs. Tolbert was expected to participate in the womens meetings of the Baptist World Congress in Toronto. ACKNOWLEDGES previous General Council resolutions concerning the continuing AIDS crisis; The resolutions are shaped by the values and convictions generally affirmed by Baptists and are proposed by members of the Baptist family, or by the Resolutions Committee, which also considers, reviews and amends them where necessary for presentation to the General Council for consideration and possible adoption. The Executive shall be authorized to take any further counsel which may be advisable with the Boards concerned. NOTES with alarm that since its last resolution on AIDS in 1988 the number of those infected has reached epidemic proportions in many countries; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Hong Kong, July 3-9, 1996: Affirms its continuing commitment to defend and promote the human rights of all people as set forth in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and associated instruments; ANTICIPATES with joy the forthcoming Centenary Congress of the Baptist World Alliance in Birmingham, England, July 2005; It also allowed the attendees to hear updates on the crises in Myanmar and Ukraine in addition to the opportunity to connect with BWA Women's seven continental union presidents. AFFIRMS that because all life is the gift of God and that every person is created in the image of God, human life is sacred; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Vancouver Canada, July 3-9, 1997, It is the sense of this body that in this period of reconstruction and readjustment in the civil and religious life of the nations of the world, following the world-war, it is of the highest importance that full religious liberty should be granted to all peoples who do not now enjoy it. The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest and more conservative Baptist group in the world, withdrew from the BWA in 2004 and does not participate in ecumenical organizations. 127. THANKS God for Gods blessings upon, and use of, the Methodist Church for Gods Kingdom work during these three centuries; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Mexico City, July 3-8, 2006: The Twelfth Baptist World Congress of 1970, held in Tokyo, Japan, resolves to offer its great appreciation to the Program Committee of the BWA, the Local Arrangements Committee of Japan Baptist Domai (Union), the Japan Baptist Renmai (Convention) and the Japan Baptist Church Association for the labor of love, in bringing this significant Baptist Congress, held on Asian soil for the first time, into great success. An Address was given by Prof. C. Schneider, Germany, on the subject: The Centenary of the German Baptists. 108. Dont worry, though, if youre not able to make it to Dallas. WE CALL UPON Baptists of the world, in cooperation with other Christians, to make one of their evangelistic goals the winning of a whole new generation of young people for Christ, by sharing with them the Gospel of hope as the only answer to the many problems and dangers facing them nuclear threat, unemployment, drugs, hunger, poverty, materialism, racism, violence, etc. Current and former faculty and staff from Beeson Divinity School helped host and plan gatherings and led sessions. ACKNOWLEDGES the profound challenges created in many parts of our world by the massive flow of refugees and displaced persons. MINDFUL of the tragic aftermath of such hostilities in terms not only of loss of life but also of the appalling social and economic conditions prevailing in the Gulf and the long-term threat to the environment caused by oil pollution in both sea and air. REAFFIRMS its strong conviction that salvation is offered to the world through Jesus Christ alone by means of his life, death and resurrection and continuing mission; Special congratulation was also given on the wonderful progress made by Swedish Baptists in their 75 years history, and on the singular devotion shown in that for every 600 members, they maintain one missionary abroad, thus standing at the head of all lands in this respect. Welcome to the Baptist World Alliance Historical Archive! Notes again the great urgency of the HIV/AIDS crisis and laments that 65 million people have been infected and more than 25 million people have died of HIV/AIDS in the past 25 years. The Baptist World Alliance General Council, meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, July 5-7, 2017: The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in West Berlin, sends warm Christian greetings to the Lutheran World Federation meeting at the same time in Budapest. The Alliance of Baptists said its Annual Gathering will be held April 22-24 online and at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. The Baptist World Alliance is a registered 501(c)(3) organization within the United States of America, ensuring your generous gift is tax-deductible in the U.S. 15 We will take back to our homes their gift to remind us of these days while life shall last. 1. Recognizes that women and children are victims of violence that include exploitation in the sex industry, which includes sexual trafficking, labor exploitation, domestic conflict, recruitment into military conflict, rape, many other forms of violence because of precarious and vulnerable situations. Stefana Dan Laing, associate professor of divinity, serves on the BWAs Commission on Baptist Heritage and offered a devotional on Ruth 2 called "Doing Justice and Loving hesed: Creating Flourishing Freedom" during one of the commissions sessions. Baptist Conference of the Philippines, Inc. Convention of Visayas and Mindanao of Southern Baptist Churches (Philippines). Join the largest and most dynamic network of Baptists in the world. It assures him of its grateful appreciation of the welcome which has been accorded to its members in America. Aware of the unprecedented suffering through which the people of Israel have passed during recent years, millions of them being exterminated by the most inhuman means; aware also that these sufferings are not yet at an end, but that hundreds of thousands are still in concentration camps or wandering homeless from land to land; aware, further, that the poisonous propaganda and destructive designs of anti- Semitism are still at work in many lands: this Congress puts on record its sense of sorrow and shame that such conditions prevail. Gilbert Laws, England, moved the following Resolution on Church and State: The Baptist World Alliance General Council, meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, July 2-6: 10. General Council (annual); Executive Committee (usually meeting twice a year). We will accept the challenge of putting into practice all we have been learning about church and mission through the COVID-19 crisis. This means that language and punctuation may be archaic and not in accordance with contemporary standards of discourse. We are pleased to share with you the entire set of Resolutions, Manifestos, Messages and Proclamations approved by delegates attending the Baptist World Alliance World Congresses from 1905 through 2015 (the 2020 Congress was postponed to 2021 due to the global pandemic). Earlier this month, CBF announced its 2022 General Assembly will be held in June online and in Dallas. In 2023, the Baptist World Alliance is excited to collaborate with European Baptist Federation to offer an incredible global experience in Stavanger, Norway. We are grateful, not alone for new light and truth which have broken forth from the Word of God, but for the restatement of those things most surely believed among us. to learn more about our Standing Together Global Response to COVID-19. The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance resolves to place on record, as the European Office of the Baptist World Alliance is transferred from London, England, to Hamburg, Germany, its sincere and warm appreciation of the significant contribution made to the Baptist World Alliance by the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland from its inception and throughout its history, MOTION by Roy Bell was seconded, and carried WASHINGTON (BP)--Baptist World Aid (BWAid), the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance, has made initial emergency grants of $30,000 to help those who have fled the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. Resolves to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the first Baptist congregation, formed in Amsterdam in 1609, by meeting for its next Annual Gathering in the Netherlands in 2009; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Seville, Spain, July 8-13 2002: welcomed five new members and elected new staff at the annual general council meetings, July 2-7. This Council expresses its deepest appreciation: The BWA offices are in Falls Church, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC. The members of this Sixth Baptist World Congress, meeting in Atlanta, Ga., record their sorrow that it has been impossible for any representatives from the U. S. S. R. to participate in their assembly. Celebrates the gifts and talents of those who are a part of the Emerging Leaders Network and who represent the future of the BWA; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting Havana Cuba July 5-8 2000 Meeting in a predominately Buddhist nation, global Baptist leaders learned from Thai Baptists and offered encouragement to Baptists in the region. Compiled by Rev. Ever since the Baptist World Congress in Atlanta in 1939 the Baptist World Alliance has spoken out with regularity on behalf of religious freedom for all persons, and in more recent years on behalf of civil liberties generally. Registration opens Feb. 1. There are many conditions and attitudes which strain and impair human relations and cause great concern; but we cannot solve the problem unless we face it forthrightly as Christians. We acknowledge with joy the work of Baptist churches, associations, unions and mission bodies in ministries of health and education and would strongly encourage bold new ventures in poverty areas. We are grateful for their For groups like the BWA, however, the hybrid approach strengthens its efforts to span the globe especially in troubled times. Confesses that humans have often denied or ignored our interdependence with creation and abrogated our stewardship of creation, resulting in misuse of the earths resources, environmental degradation, and damage to ecosystems; The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, July 2-7, 2001 The royal welcome of our British Baptist brothers and sisters, whose thoughtful kindness has further endeared them to us. World conflicts made it impossible to hold to a strict five-year plan, but BWA has held 21 Congresses: London,1905; Philadelphia, 1911; Stockholm, 1923; Toronto, 1928; Berlin, 1934; Atlanta, 1939; Copenhagen, 1947; Cleveland, 1950; London, 1955; Rio de Janeiro, 1960; Miami Beach, 1965; Tokyo, 1970; Stockholm, 1975; Toronto, 1980; Los Angeles, 1985; Seoul, 1990; Buenos Aires, 1995; Melbourne, 2000; Birmingham, England, 2005; Honolulu, 2010; Durban, 2015.
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