A Call to Solemn Assembly

Renewing Our Covenant Commitments to Jesus Christ

The Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Orlando in June 2010, recommended that pastors lead their “church by calling a Solemn Assembly in January 2011 for the purpose of calling Christ’s people to return to God, to repentance, and to humility in service to a renewed commitment to Christ and the Great Commission.” A Solemn (Sacred) Assembly, while not a familiar concept to Christ-followers in the 21st century, was well known to those in ancient times and is often mentioned in Scripture. The state of our culture, our homes, and even our churches is evidence enough that we must return to HIM. This Web page provides resources and links to assist you in preparing for and leading such a time of repentance and renewed commitment to our Lord Jesus Christ in your church and your home.

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  • But I have this against you: you have abandoned the love [you had] at first. Remember then how far you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first.

    –Revelations 2:4-5

    Announce a sacred fast; proclaim an assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land at the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.

    –Joel 1:14

  • Calling Southern Baptists to Pray

    We must repent and come before the Father with a contrite heart. We need a heal-the-land kind of blessing (2 Chronicles 7:13-14).

    We must, as people of God, enter into sacred assembly, prostrate ourselves before Him, confess our sins, repent of our transgressions, and thank God for His merciful blessings upon us (Joel 1:13-14, 2:12; Romans 12:1).

    It is critical that the people called Southern Baptist individually and corporately renew their covenant commitment to the King of kings and Lord of lords (Mark 12:30).

    We join Dr. Bryant Wright, President of the Southern Baptist Convention, in calling Southern Baptists to a Solemn Assembly on January 30, 2011, that in the sight of God and His witnesses we might renew our commitment to Christ and the Great Commission (Zechariah 1:3).

    –The Great Commission Council (SBC Entity Executives

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