General Secretary's Messages - International Baptist Convention

Celebrating the Past Year and Looking Towards the Next

19 Dec 2023 | Annual Convention Meeting, Highlights

by Tim Faulkner General Secretary Celebrating the Past Year and Looking Towards the Next Moses’ father-in-law replied, “What you are doing is not good. You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle...

Consumption or Enjoyment? Looking for Life in Work and Money

10 Oct 2023 | Highlights

by Tim Faulkner General Secretary Consumption or Enjoyment? Looking for Life in Work and Money When Ryan, Janay, and Camryn were teenagers, we started a Christmas family tradition of puzzle-making. One we worked was a 5,000-piece Ravensburger puzzle of the Sistine...

The Potential to Turn Our World Upside Down

18 Apr 2023 | Empowering Leaders, Highlights

by Tim Faulkner General Secretary The Potential to Turn Our World Upside Down The Ministry Leadership Conference in Lisbon delivered what IBC leaders love. We enjoyed significant conversations with people that we love. Even more, we were blessed by exegetical...

Looking Back to Look Forward

9 Dec 2022 | Annual Convention Meeting, Highlights

by Tim Faulkner General Secretary Looking Back to Look Forward Psalm 131 A song of ascents, by David. O Lord, my heart is not proud,nor do I have a haughty look.I do not have great aspirations,or concern myself with things that are beyond me.Indeed, I have calmed and...

Celebrating in the Midst of Suffering

7 Jun 2022 | Highlights

by Tim Faulkner General Secretary Celebrating in the Midst of Suffering At various moments in my life, I have been in line with other friends, waiting to throw the rice as a new couple emerges after their wedding ceremony. On a few of these occasions, at the...