Vision, Purpose, and Plan 2021 Proposed Bylaws and Executive Board Regional Recommendations When the vision and purpose of an organization change, a new plan must follow. With a vision to see every life saturated and transformed by the hope of the Gospel and a more directed purpose to help churches fulfill the Great Commission, an efficient, strategic plan is needed to carry out the mission. This updated plan restructures the organization of the Convention officers and committees while allowing Executive Board members to have more input into the work and ministry of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. It acknowledges that certain areas of work historically accepted by Convention Officers have been absorbed by Convention staff members due to logistical needs and time constraints. A ten-member Organizational Study Committee was authorized during the 2019 annual meeting to review the organizational structure and processes of the Convention for efficiency and effectiveness. This group studied each Convention committee and evaluated the purpose of each committee individually and corporately. The Organizational Study Committee worked with the Bylaws Committee to make recommendations to update and streamline the work of the Convention for effectiveness and efficiency. The proposed changes reflect updated governance policies and process modifications in the structure of the Executive Board and the Convention. The 2021 Proposed Bylaws and Executive Board Regional Recommendations, which were presented as the first reading at the 2020 annual meeting, signify the result of much discussion, deliberation, devotion, research, and prayer. The recommendations will be open for discussion and election this year. These recommendations challenged the Committee on Committees and the Nominations Committee to offer two very different plans for electing Convention Committee and Board members this year. The first plan presents candidates according to the existing Bylaws without the proposed amendments. The Committee on Committee nominations (Convention Committees) for this first plan are found on pages 89–91 in this Book of Reports. The Nominations Committee candidates (Executive Board) for this first plan are found on
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