The Florida Baptist Convention is a network of churches that span the state, with a staff team whose sole purpose is to come right beside Florida Baptist churches and pastors. Our dedicated staff team serves in every region of the state and is committed to advancing the Gospel in our state, our nation, and our world.
The Convention is governed by a Board of Directors made up ordained and lay leaders whose main purpose is to implement decisions made by the votes of Florida Baptists at our annual State Convention meeting.
WHO WE ARE
Right Beside You: not just a slogan, it’s our commitment to you.
We’ll walk beside you as God moves in amazing ways through your church, making disciples.
We’re here, right beside you, ready to serve and support YOU!
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Florida Baptist Convention is to support local churches in their mission of making disciples of all nations through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
VISION STATEMENT
The vision of the Florida Baptist Convention is to be ‘Right Beside’ the local church and pastor. The focus will be to support, strengthen and encourage the local church through partnerships for Kingdom ministry.
CORE PRINCIPLES
- VALUE – The church and pastor
- SUPPORT – The church and pastor
- INTEGRATE – With the church, associations and Southern Baptist Convention mission partners
- SERVE – God by serving churches and pastors
BELIEFS
We are Florida Baptists and we are part of the Southern Baptist Convention. Southern Baptists make up the largest non-Catholic denomination in America. We claim over 41,000 churches and more than 15,000,000 members. Church members differ in cultural, economic and educational backgrounds. And we do not always agree on some biblical or doctrinal matters. Still, we hold in common certain beliefs that shape our identity. Southern Baptists have written a statement of generally held beliefs in regard to the Holy Bible called The Baptist Faith and Message. It serves as a guide to understanding who we are.