We are pleased to share with you the entire set of Resolutions, Manifestos, Messages and Proclamations approved by delegates attending the Baptist World Alliance World Congresses from 1905 through 2015 (the 2020 Congress was postponed to 2021 due to the global pandemic).
Additionally, we are offering the Resolutions and Manifestos approved by the BWA General Council, which meets yearly. The online collection includes the years 1976-2019. The BWA Executive Committee Resolutions are currently being compiled, and a limited number are already accessible. The collection will be expanded over time.
Each Resolution document is in PDF format and seeks to reproduce the original text as closely as possible. This means that language and punctuation may be archaic and not in accordance with contemporary standards of discourse. Spellings of words sometimes are in British English and have been preserved as they were originally published. I am solely responsible for any typographical errors in reproduction, and I would deeply appreciate it if you would share with me any that you may discover.
It is the BWA’s hope that this collection will be useful to scholars, historians, denominational leaders, and clergy. Each document now contains a unique identification number, topical keywords, and four types of citations for academic purposes.
The range of issues covered by the collection is comprehensive, and many of the Resolutions speak to contemporary concerns (such as racism, antisemitism, poverty and war) with multi-cultural wisdom, spiritual integrity, and intellectual depth. Readers seeking to learn how Baptists on a global scale and across time have addressed the human condition in all of its variations (moral, social, economic, political, etc.) will be rewarded as well as challenged.
In Baptist polity, Resolutions and other collective statements are not binding on Baptist individuals or churches. They intend to share wisdom and raise consciousness rather than to demand or coerce conformity or hinder the soul freedom and responsibility of people to follow God according to the dictates of their own Christ-led conscience. In the foreword to the 1955 Golden Jubilee World Congress Official Report (p. 6), BWA General Secretary Arnold T. Ohrn stated this principle well:
If you should need any further assistance in utilizing this online historical archive, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Rev. Dr. Lee B. Spitzer,
BWA Historian (Click here to contact)
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Men’s Ministry Opportunities
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Commission on Baptist-Muslim Relations
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BWA Human Rights Awards
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Commission on Theological Education & Leadership Formation
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Commission on Ministry
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Commission on Evangelism
Chair: Steve Asante Vice Chair: Eddie Hallock The Commission on Evangelism reflects on the church's calling to live out and share the Gospel of salvation in and through Jesus Christ. It assists the churches in affirming and fulfilling their evangelistic vocation by...
Commission on Doctrine & Christian Unity
Chair: Timothy George Vice Chair: Anna Maffei The Commission on Baptist Doctrine and Christian Unity identifies, reflects on, and clarifies issues of doctrine that are important to Baptists. It analyzes the causes of disunity among Baptists and promotes ways to...
Commission on Christian Ethics
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Commission on Baptist Worship and Spirituality
Chair: Leslie Hollon Vice Chair: Joel Sierra The Commission on Baptist Worship and Spirituality reflects on the understanding and practice of worship and spirituality among Baptists with a view to encouraging appropraite corporate responses to God's gracious care...
Commission on Baptist Heritage and Identity
Visit the website for the Commission on Baptist Heritage & Identity Chair: Craig Sherouse Vice Chair: Cawley Bolt The Commission on Baptist Heritage and Identity seeks to clarify issues pertaining to the heritage and identity of the Baptist family with a view...
Bread of Life
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Baptist Colleges, Seminaries, and Bible Schools
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Baptist Fund for World Evangelization & Discipleship
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Former General Secretary’s Visits
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Social and Environmental Justice Updates
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Peace
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Religious Freedom
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Executive Committee Meeting
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Youth Committee
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BWA President Meets Russian Orthodox Patriarch
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Freedom and Justice
Through the Division on Freedom and Justice, the Baptist World Alliance promotes respect for human rights, especially religious liberty, and justice in human affairs as values that are grounded in Scripture and in the faith of the church. Want to be a financial...
2010 Congress Message
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Books
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