Photo: Baptist Press / Bill BanghamNASHVILLE (WKOW) -- The nation's largest protestant denomination could soon go by a different name, in hopes of appealing to a wider group of people.
Southern Baptist Convention will remain "Baptist" but it's thinking about whether to stay "Southern" for much longer.
The group's President Bryant Wright is recommending a task force that would study whether the denomination should change its name.
No potential new names have been made public, but they could be revealed Monday night in an committee meeting. No change would be official until it is approved by members at the next two annual conventions.
Officials have said they're concerned the name is too regional and hinders efforts to plant new churches outside of the South.
Others outside of church leadership say the name has become a liability because it is too often associated with divisively partisan politics.
