By Brian Blackwell, Message Staff Writer RAYVILLE – Eddie Wren will be nominated for the office of president of the Louisiana Baptist Convention during the 2017 LBC Annual Meeting. Steve Horn, pastor of First Baptist Church in Lafayette, plans to nominate Wren for the position. Wren, who serves as pastor of First Baptist Church in Rayville, is the only announced candidate for the office. Horn said he has known Wren since their time as students at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and added that his respect for Wren as a husband, father, pastor and friend has grown strongly through the years. “I am pleased to nominate Dr. Wren because I believe he cares about the issues that most Louisiana Baptists care most about,” Horn said in a written statement to the Baptist Message. “He is committed to a strong belief in the inerrancy, infallibility, and inspiration of the Bible which reveals itself in his preaching. He is passionate about the evangelism of all people—those in Rayville, the state of Louisiana, the United States, and the nations. He believes all ought to hear and all can be saved. “He is committed to our cooperative work as Louisiana Baptists and Southern Baptists,” Horn continued. “The evidence of … [Read more...]