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By JAMES A. SMITH SR.
Florida Baptist Witness
PENSACOLA (FBW) -- The Florida Baptist State Convention approved overwhelmingly on Nov. 10 a motion authorizing its president to appoint an “Imagine If ... Great Commission Task Force” to study how Florida Baptists “can work more effectively and more efficiently together in following Christ in fulfilling the Great Commission.”
The motion was approved with only a handful of votes in opposition after the FBSC rejected an amendment that would have empowered its Committee on Nominations together with the president to appoint the group rather than just the president. The vote on the amendment was not close enough to have a ballot vote.
After the nearly 40-minute debate on the amendment and motion, the sponsors of the competing proposals — David Uth of Orlando and Rodney Baker of Lake City — joined together with President John Cross for a time of prayer to show their unity in the desired outcome that Florida Baptists would be more effective in the Great Commission.
Earlier in the day, Cross was re-elected without opposition for a second term as president.
[Editor’s note: A complete story will be posted later today.]