DULUTH, Ga. (AP) _ A former president of the Southern Baptist Convention is hosting a “creation care” environmental conference at his church in suburban Atlanta.
The Rev. James Merritt says the Flourish 2009 Conference started yesterday and continues today and tomorrow at Cross Pointe Baptist Church, where he’s the senior pastor.
Flourish co-founder Jim Jewell says 131 church leaders registered for the interdenominational conference, which is stressing the need for Christians to be good stewards of God’s creation.
Merritt says it’s the first job description the Bible records God giving Adam, and he’s convinced that it still applies today to “anyone who claims to be a follower of Christ.”