New Baptist Covenant Speakers Announced
November 8, 2011
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2011 Speakers Include: President Bob Abernethy Carroll Baltimore Tony Campolo Rosalynn Carter DeeDee Coleman Ken Fong Wendell Griffen Stephen Thurston Marian Wright Edleman |
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About the New Baptist Covenant: The Nov. 17-19 meeting is a follow-up to the first New Baptist Covenant,
a historic 2008 meeting of 15,000 Baptists at a central location in
Atlanta, which brought together Baptists from 40 different denominations
and groups for the first time ever -- Caucasians, Asians,
African-Americans, Hispanics.
Rather than use air and ground transportation to bring the Baptists
together this time, participants will rely on communication technology
to traverse the miles. Most participants will gather at one of eight
viewing locations that are linked by satellite feeds. Many more people
will watch in smaller church-based gatherings via Internet video
streaming.
As many as 30,000 to 35,000 Baptists could participate in the
November event -- more than twice as many as gathered in Atlanta in
2008, said Philadelphia pastor William Shaw, one of two national co-chairs for the event (click here for a list of locations: http://newbaptistcovenant.org/locations/).
Visit the New Baptist Covenant Website