Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton held a press conference with about 80 Baptist leaders to announce the Celebration and Convocation that will be held Jan. 30-Feb. 1 in Atlanta.Marv Knox and Greg Warner at Associated Baptist Press have published an outstanding review of the press conference.
Key leadership for organizing the Covenant group has been exerted by Bill Underwood, President of Mercer University. Underwood (with the purple tie) is pictured above in a picture taken by Billy Howard. Key leadership for organizing the Convocation has been exerted by Jimmy Allen, former President of the Southern Baptist Convention. Allen (at the podium) is pictured below in a picture taken by yours truly. Also in this picture (to the right of Jimmy Carter) is Thelma Chambers-Young of Holy Temple Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. She was representing a Baptist Women's organization.
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In all of these planning sessions, no one from the Alliance of Baptists has been invited. Are we welcome?
Aren't we a little concerned that Bill Clinton is one of our poster boys?
Bill Clinton is like all Baptists -- he, too, is a sinner. New Baptist Covenant is not a meeting of the perfect souls. It is a meeting of like-minded Baptists who are equal before God, and those who want to share the Good News by all peoples to all peoples. -Wendell Franklin Wentz
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