Louisville—The 2008 edition of the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting is now in the books. With several issues settled or delegated to the proper committees, as well as a new president elected, messengers have returned home giving little thought to next year’s agenda.

But a small group of people have already set their sights on Louisville—host city of the SBC annual meeting June 23-24, 2009. And while the Indianapolis meeting is now history, the Louisville gathering will primarily focus on history.