Original: In 2005 , proposals were made at the SBC Annual Meeting to change the name from the regional-sounding Southern Baptist Convention to a more national-sounding '' North American Baptist Convention '' or '' Scriptural Baptist Convention '' ( to retain the SBC initials ) .
Simplified: The Southern Baptist Convention ( SBC ) is a United States-based Christian denomination . The name Southern Baptist Convention refers both to the denomination and to its annual meeting of members .