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Fred J. Luter Jr. (born 1956 November 11 in New Orleans) was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) on 2012 June 19.〔 ''Cf''. 〕 He is SBC's first African-American president. According to Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary president Daniel L. Akin, ". . . the most significant event to happen in our () history since our formation" is Luter's election.〔 (Akin's seminary is the one in Wake Forest, North Carolina). ''Cf.'' 〕 On June 20, the day after electing Luter, SBC voted to permit use of the designation "Great Commission" as an alternative to "Southern" for congregations desiring a break from the geographical and historical eponym.〔 The election of Luter and the decision to provide an alternative name were taken as signs that SBC desired to move away from a past associated with slavery and racial segregation. As stated by president Ed Stetzer of SBC's LifeWay Research: "Many Southern Baptists were on the wrong side of the hoses in Birmingham" 〕 Nominated by David Crosby of New Orleans' First Baptist Church, Luter succeeded Bryant Wright of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia. Luter cited "to improve racial harmony" as his goal on his reelection to the second (and final) year of SBC presidency. On June 11, 2014, Dr. Ronnie Floyd of Cross Church in Arkansas succeeded Rev. Luter as SBC president. ==Franklin Avenue Baptist Church== Luter is senior minister of the Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans. He has been with the congregation since 1986, when it had 65 members. Before Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, the congregation had grown to over 7000 members, making it the largest congregation affiliated with SBC in Louisiana. Luter led the rebuilding of the membership after the diaspora from Katrina, and as of his election to the Southern Baptist presidency the congregation had 5000 members. Luter's strategy for congregational growth is rooted in his concept "FRANgelism"—the acronym "FRAN" standing for ''friends'', ''relatives'', ''associates'', and ''neighbors'' in acts of networking people into the life of the congregation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fred Luter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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