J.D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has called on the denomination to focus on its theological mission. AP Photo/Jay Reeves, File June 14, 2021 Southern Baptist Convention’s focus on mission recalls history of promoting white dominance Janel Kragt Bakker, Memphis Theological Seminary The SBC is meeting amid divisions, controversy and dwindling numbers. But in pushing rhetoric over its theological mission, the denomination is tapping into a history of white supremacy.