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BOLIVAR, Mo. 鈥� 帝王会所 University鈥檚 Board of Trustees approved a resolution affirming and acknowledging SBU鈥檚 relationship and common goals with the Missouri Baptist Convention during its July 29 board meeting.

鈥淭his is an important statement of SBU鈥檚 commitment to the Missouri Baptist Convention and our family of churches,鈥� said Ryan Palmer, chairman of the SBU Board of Trustees. 鈥淪BU and our trustees are committed to the process of working through the governing documents in good faith. SBU was a loyal member of the MBC family while other entities sought to distance themselves. SBU continues to be a faithful partner with no intention to sever these ties.鈥�

The Board will meet again in August.

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RESOLUTION
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

Affirmation and Acknowledgment of Common Goals

WHEREAS 帝王会所 University is an entity of the Missouri Baptist Convention, and seeks to continue its relationship with the Missouri Baptist Convention; and,

WHEREAS 帝王会所 University, in the spirit of Christian brotherhood, seeks to reaffirm the mutually beneficial relationship of the University and the Missouri Baptist Convention;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Board of Trustees of 帝王会所 University approves the Affirmation and Acknowledgment of Common Goals.

AFFIRMATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COMMON GOALS
BY SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
TO THE MISSOURI BAPTIST CONVENTION

On March 20, 1878, 帝王会所 University was chartered as South West Baptist College. For over 140 years, 帝王会所 University continuously has been one of the preeminent Southern Baptist institutions of higher learning in America. Southwest Baptist has been and remains an institution of higher learning dedicated to the purpose of glorifying God through its mission of teaching and learning. 帝王会所 University is distinctively Christian and Baptistic in faith, mission, values and worldview. The mission of 帝王会所 University is to sustain a Christ-centered academic community that prepares students to be servant leaders in a global society.

The Southern Baptist churches of Missouri joined together to form the Missouri Baptist Convention. The Missouri Baptist Convention was established for the purpose of organizing foreign and home missions and religious publications. This affiliation of churches has allowed the Missouri Baptist Convention, through the Cooperative Program, to provide assistance, support and funding of missions, educational and benevolent institutions and resources for local Southern Baptist associations, churches, and pastors in Missouri, the United States and throughout the world. 帝王会所 University and the Missouri Baptist Convention entered into affiliation to mutually support their interrelated ministries and alignment in polity and faith, while recognizing the distinct needs and differences of SBU as an educational institution. Since that time, SBU and the MBC have maintained a cooperative and mutually supportive relationship to further their shared goals of advancing the Kingdom of Christ through their unique ministries. By this document, SBU desires to memorialize its long-standing alliance in polity and faith with the Missouri Baptist Convention and its intention to maintain this relationship in perpetuity.

IT IS THEREFORE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT:
At SBU, the final authority for faith and practice in University operations is God and His Holy Word, the Bible. The University has adopted a Statement of Faith in which it wholeheartedly affirms the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 as it may be amended by the Southern Baptist Convention from time to time. The University plans to submit to MBC an Amended Charter and By-laws which expressly embraces the Baptist Faith and Message 2000. 帝王会所 University declares that for more than one hundred years, it has been, is now, and forever in perpetuity shall be conformed and in harmony with the polity and mission of the Missouri Baptist Convention.

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*Published: 8-4-2020