North Carolina Baptists were strongly present at the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) annual meeting. Both the reigning president and the newly elected president are originally from North Carolina and are doing a fine job in the mission fields of South Carolina and Georgia in which they are serving.

I asked myself what will be my legacy after I shed this mortal body? I got a rather simple answer from God, and I am convinced it is the answer to the trend occurring in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). What are we to do about the lost souls around us? Here is the answer.

What makes a church die? Many recent articles have been written about the demise of so many of our good, strong churches. Theirs was often a rich history of growth and meaningful ministry. What happened?

The editorial on the task force ministry presentation to the Board of Directors meeting is quite confusing. Do you believe the younger generation of N.C. Baptist women think it's bizarre that they want to be a part of the vision of N.C. Baptists (emphasis on evangelism and new church starts) and in cooperation with them and the Convention?

After reading the article about the recent Baptist State Convention Board of Directors meeting concerning the report of the Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee (June 7 issue) I am quite concerned. Ron Varner's statements trouble me and raise some questions that cry out for answers.

As I write these words, the first day of the annual meeting of the 2008 Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is done. Johnny Hunt, pastor of First Baptist Church, Woodstock, Ga., is the new president of the SBC.