Task Force Appointed to Study Prospective Name Change for the Southern Baptist Convention

Bryant Wright, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, announced Monday evening the appointment of a presidential task force to study the prospect of changing the name of America's largest Protestant denomination. He had two primary reasons why the study could prove helpful:

First, the convention's name is so regional. With our focus on church planting, it is challenging in many parts of the country to lead churches to want to be part of a convention with such a regional name. Second, a name change could position us to maximize our effectiveness in reaching North America for Jesus Christ in the 21st century.

There are four main questions he wants the task force to consider:

1) Is it a good idea, that is, is there value in considering a name change?
2) If so, what would be a good name to suggest?
3) What would be the potential legal ramifications of a name change?
4) What would be the potential financial implications?

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A website, Pray4SBC, has been created for people to submit their opinions and possible name changes.