Saturday morning at the Baptist World Centenary Congress has seen thousands of delegates witness the induction of the new president of the Baptist World Alliance. Rev Billy Kim led the hoardes of Baptists in welcoming David Coffey as their new head.

A more focused-themed morning at the congress than previous mornings saw all delegates arrive at the NIA in Birmingham to pray for and witness the new era opening for the BWA.

Denton Lotz, the BWA General Secretary described a paradigm shift in the worldwide Church. He said, "The north needs to be re-evangelised, the whole world in this era is a mission field, and thousands of missionaries are being sent out across so many nations."

"Also in the Baptist Church, fellowship has moved towards partnership...as well as a male dominated council moving towards one which involves men and women. God has gifted us all of these," continued Lotz.

He declared, "Every Baptist is a missionary, this is who we are as Baptists. We have to wake ourselves as evangelists, and we have to energise the world to see that Baptists still are evangelists and are mission people."

To the delegates he urged, "We are called to holiness, it is a holy life of believers who must call all people to