ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) — Meredith Cook has been named chair of the 2020 Southern Baptist Convention Committee on Committees, SBC President J.D. Greear announced today (March 11).
Greear also announced his appointment of Marty Jacumin, pastor of Bay Leaf Baptist Church in Raleigh, N.C., as vice chair.
The Committee on Committees will assemble in Orlando, Fla., just prior to the SBC’s June 9-10 annual meeting sessions to nominate members of the Committee on Nominations who, in turn, will nominate trustees for the boards of SBC entities in 2021.
Greear, pastor of The Summit Church in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area, told Baptist Press, “I have been aware of Meredith Cook’s great leadership for many years.”
Cook lives in Houston with her husband Keelan, who serves on staff with the Houston Baptist Association. They are members of Neartown Church, a Southern Baptists of Texas Convention (SBTC) church plant.
“It is a joy to see Meredith Cook appointed chair of the Committee on Committees for the Southern Baptist Convention,” noted Jim Richards, executive director of the SBTC. “… Our prayers and support are extended to her as she takes on her historic assignment.”
Cook holds a Master of Divinity in Missiology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) and serves as an editor and writer for multiple missions and ministry organizations.
“I’m honored to serve our convention as chair of the Committee on Committees this year,” Cook said. “It is a task I take seriously and I prayerfully look forward to working with Dr. Greear, Marty Jacumin, and the rest of the committee. Please pray for us as we prepare for the upcoming convention, that we would honor the Lord and keep the Gospel above all as we serve.”
Jacumin has served as pastor of Bay Leaf Baptist Church since 2007. He earned his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from SEBTS, where he also serves as an adjunct preaching professor.
Source: Baptist Press
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