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Proceedings
Bill Henry, director, Network Partnerships, Church Resources
Division, brought greetings on behalf of LifeWay Christian Resources.
Susan Wilhoit, manager, Client Education, brought greetings on
behalf of GuideStone Financial Resources.
Carlos Ferrer, interim chief operating officer and vice president of
Financial and Organizational Services, brought greetings on behalf of North
American Mission Board. Also, on behalf of the North American Mission
Board, Ferrer presented a Thomas Kincaid painting to Driggers in
appreciation for his years at the Home Mission Board and for his leadership
throughout the Southern Baptist Convention. Ferrer also recognized Ted and
Tammy Keller, who serve as chaplains at the Flying J Truck Stop in
Columbia, as Mission Service Corps Missionaries of the Year by the North
American Mission Board.
Neill Mims, regional strategy associate, South Asia Region,
brought greetings on behalf of the Intemational Mission Board. In
appreciation for the South Asia partnership with International Mission
Board and South Carolina Baptists, Mims presented to Driggers a picture
featuring a world of many faces which included Driggers' picture in the
center.
Jack Wilkerson, vice president, Business and Finance, brought
greetings on behalf of the Executive Committee, SBC, and presented to
Driggers a framed resolution of appreciation which was adopted by the SBC
Executive Committee in September.
Business Session
Hans Wunch, messenger from Calvary Church, Ware Shoals,
made the following motion: "I move that the Executive Board of the South
Carolina Baptist Convention form a committee to study and come up with a
plan to change our state Cooperative Program percentages from its cuffent
60Vo instate and 40Va national to 50Vo instate and 50Vo national, and report
back at our meeting next November."
This was referred to the Order of Business Committee.
Gregory Dry, messenger from First Baptist Church Spartanburg,
said that he is aware that on page R-l13 of the Convention Book of Reports
concerning resolutions, it states resolutions must be presented in writing
thirty days before the start of the convention. He would like to present a
resolution concerning same-sex marriage. This resolution is based on the
2003 resolution passed by the Southern Baptist Convention, but it would
make a statement from the group today and would need the vote of the
messengers to hear it.
Wilton requested that Dry present a motion for recommendation.
Dry made the following motion: "I would move, it would require
a suspension of Bylaws, that we poll the messengers to at least hear the