Bryant Wright
American evangelical minister
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::summary American evangelical minister ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bryant Wright |
| title | Former President of the Southern Baptist Convention |
| church | Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia |
| began | June 2010 |
| ended | June 2012 |
| predecessor | Johnny Hunt |
| successor | Fred Luter |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Columbia, South Carolina |
| nationality | American |
| religion | Southern Baptist Convention |
| residence | Marietta, Georgia |
| occupation | Pastor, author |
| alma_mater | University of South Carolina |
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Bryant Wright (born January 1, 1952) is a Baptist pastor and author. He served as senior pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia from its founding in 1981 until 2019. He also served as elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) from June 2010 to June 2012. He succeeded Johnny Hunt, who had served two one-year terms.{{cite web |url=http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100616/bryant-wright-named-new-sbc-president/index.html |date=June 16, 2010 |title=Bryant Wright Named New SBC President |author=Audrey Barrick |work=Christian Post |access-date=2010-08-26}} Wright was succeeded as SBC president by Fred Luter. After having retired as Senior Pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in 2019, Wright continues to work with Right From The Heart Ministries, and in 2020 was named President of Send Relief, a Christian humanitarian and charitable organization, by the International Mission Board and the North American Mission Board.
Biography
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Wright was born in Columbia, South Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of South Carolina in 1974 and a Master of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1979.
He received honorary doctorates from SEFOVAN Seminary, Madrid, Spain - June 2007 and University of South Carolina - May 2011.
In 1981, he became Senior Pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in northwest metro Atlanta, with more than 8,000 members as of 2012.{{cite web |url=http://rightfromtheheart.org/about/bryantwright |title=Founder of Right From The Heart |publisher=Right From The Heart Ministry |access-date=2010-08-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908142149/http://rightfromtheheart.org/about/bryantwright |archive-date=2010-09-08 |url=http://www.sbc.net/PresidentsPage/BryantWright/bio.asp |title=Bryant Wright, President of the Southern Baptist Convention |publisher=Southern Baptist Convention |access-date=2010-08-26}}
Wright is a strong supporter of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force established by his predecessor, which issued a report that calls for rejuvenation of the SBC with greater emphasis on evangelism.{{cite web |url=http://www.gofbw.com/News.asp?id=11830 |title=FOR SBC PRESIDENT: Bryant Wright |date=June 14, 2010 |work=Florida Baptist Witness |access-date=2010-08-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622010535/http://www.gofbw.com/news.asp?ID=11830 |archive-date=June 22, 2010 |url=http://www.gofbw.com/News.asp?id=11973 |title=Wright calls SBC to new missions heights |date=July 28, 2010 |work=Florida Baptist Witness |access-date=2010-08-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009142006/http://gofbw.com/News.asp?ID=11973 |archive-date=October 9, 2010 |url=http://www.gofbw.com/News.asp?id=11860 |title=Bryant Wright fields questions on GCR, CP and Calvinism |date=June 16, 2010 |author=TAMMI REED LEDBETTER |work=Southern Baptist TEXAN |access-date=2010-08-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924180853/http://gofbw.com/news.asp?ID=11860 |archive-date=September 24, 2010 |url = http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=36102 |title = Wright Embraces UUPGs |date = September 12, 2011 |work = Baptist Press |access-date = 2012-02-07 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140413131617/http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=36102 |archive-date = April 13, 2014
Bibliography
- {{cite book |title=One minute of your time: right from my heart |author=Bryant Wright |publisher=Right from the Heart Ministries |year=1997 |isbn=0-9660935-0-X}}
- {{cite book |title=Another Minute of Your Time |author=Bryant Wright |publisher=Right from the Heart Ministries
- {{cite book |title=One Minute of Your Day |author=Bryant Wright |publisher=Winepress Pub |year=2006 |isbn=1-57921-841-5}}
- {{cite book |title=Seeds Of Turmoil |author=Bryant Wright |publisher=Thomas Nelson |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-8499-4815-2}}
- {{cite book |title=Right from the Heart - A 365 Devotional |author=Bryant Wright |publisher=Thomas Nelson |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-4041-9002-3}}
- {{cite book |title=The Stage Is Set: Israel, the End Times, and Christ's Ultimate Victory |author=Bryant Wright |publisher=Baker Books |year=2017 |isbn=978-0-8010-1951-7}}
References
References
- (23 July 2019). "AROUND TOWN: New leadership for Johnson Ferry Baptist, Dobbins". Marietta Daily Journal.
- Staff. (2020-03-02). "IMB-NAMB name Bryant Wright Send Relief president".
- (June 8, 1979). "Southern Baptist Theological Seminary One Hundred Forty-Third Commencement".
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