Larry Wynn leaving North American Mission Board for new position at Georgia Baptist Convention by Peter Lumpkins

UPDATE: a chart courtesy of The Christian Index concerning The Georgia Baptist Convention's restructuring plan is available to the public. Included is the position Larry Wynn will fill as he so soon leaves the North American Mission Board...(09/12/2012/3:17pm)

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Sources indicate Vice-President of Evangelism, Larry Wynn, is apparently leaving the North American Mission Board (NAMB) in Alpharetta and headed to Duluth to serve as Vice-President of Church Revitalization* for the Georgia Baptist Convention. Wynn was senior pastor of Hebron Baptist Church in Dacula, Ga for 33 years before being recruited by NAMB president, Kevin Ezell in Feburary, 2011. Of Wynn's role, Ezell then said, "Larry will work closely with state Baptist convention leaders and staff as we seek to lead and equip Southern Baptists in the area of evangelism..." (//link). Evidently, Wynn will now carry on his Kingdom service exclusively with Georgia Baptists--a win for us but a loss for NAMB.   

*the title may not be fully accurate. It does serve to frame Wynn's apparent new work at the GBC, however

Comments

[Max]

I suppose there is more to this story, but I was puzzled last year when Brother Wynn left his long, successful pastorate where he saw thousands come to Christ. He was obviously flowing where God had placed him. With an obvious gift of evangelism, he seemed like a duck out of water in the new NAMB. I wonder if Kevin Ezell will consider recruiting his replacement by searching the ranks of the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists (COSBE), a long-time SBC entity whose financial support was eliminated by Ezell.

I pray that Brother Wynn will focus his proven gifting to revitalize churches in Georgia with the torch of evangelism. If established churches throughout SBC evangelized their communities as they should, there wouldn't be such a need to plant new works.

[selahV]

Praying for the ministry of Brother Wynn as he goes to lead in Georgia. May his efforts be blessed with many new souls coming to Jesus. selahV