Thank you, thank you, thank you for the privilege and honor of serving as president of the Alabama Baptist State Convention. This has been a challenging and eventful year, and we have had many mountains to climb and many valleys to walk through.
At this year’s convention in Mobile, we will hear some great preaching the day before at the pastors conference on Monday. During the convention meeting, Fred Luter will speak on Tuesday night and we will hear Rick Evans on Wednesday morning. You will hear reports from all of our entities and vote on our Great Commission budget for 2012.
For many years now, I have made it a habit of walking up to our military in uniform and thanking them for their service to our country. On Tuesday morning, during the president’s address, I will recognize all those who have served in disaster relief this year and thank them in behalf of all Alabama Baptists. I encourage all those who have served to wear their disaster relief shirts to the convention that day. I also encourage all those who serve on the boards of our entities to wear shirts with their entity logos on Wednesday at the morning session so we can thank them for their service.
I know Rick Lance will be properly attired in his suit, French-cuff shirt, tie, pocket handkerchief and wingtip shoes, so that type of dress is also permissible. Many of our churches dress in casual clothes, so feel free to wear what you usually wear to your church. I hope every church will be represented in Mobile for the convention. May God bless all that you do for His Kingdom, and may He receive all the glory, for only He is worthy. I love you, I love you, I love you.
Pastor Mike Shaw
First Baptist Church, Pelham
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