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Trouble in Mayberry: Southern Baptist Churches Leave Local Association

Fri, Dec 16 2011
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Trouble in Mayberry: Southern Baptist Churches Leave Local Association

"As for women writing books that expound the scriptures, my view is that this is also not teaching in the way that preaching in church would be. The dynamic of speaking before a community of believers, in which everyone listening is seeing one’s authoritative demeanor and hearing one’s authoritative voice, is a different dynamic than a book. Books can be picked up and put down, read, interacted with, discussed, debated, written and written against. Sermons don’t fit into that same kind of genre entirely. But I admit this is a difficult call, and some good scholars would say that there is no difference between the two."

Written by: deb on Fri, Dec 16 2011.

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Andy Davis is Biblical; I’m Not

Thu, Dec 08 2011
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Andy Davis is Biblical; I’m Not

"It could be a sign of pride in your life if a word of reproof or admonition is not able to be received with the same grace, whether it be given by the poorest of saints or the most educated person." John Bunyan  

Written by: dee on Thu, Dec 08 2011.

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FBC Durham’s Andy Davis: Electing a Woman Deacon Is “Wicked”

Wed, Dec 07 2011
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FBC Durham’s Andy Davis: Electing a Woman Deacon Is “Wicked”

“What seem our worst prayers may really be, in God's eyes, our best. Those, I mean, which are least supported by devotional feeling. For these may come from a deeper level than feeling. God sometimes seems to speak to us most intimately when he catches us, as it were, off our guard.” CS Lewis

Written by: dee on Wed, Dec 07 2011.

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Rewriting History: SGM/SBC Style

Mon, Dec 05 2011
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Rewriting History: SGM/SBC Style

"Those who tell the stories also hold the power."

Written by: deb on Mon, Dec 05 2011.

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Does the SBC Fear Women Pastors More Than The Molestation of Children?

Fri, Aug 12 2011
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Does the SBC Fear Women Pastors More Than The Molestation of Children?

Truth is the most valuable thing we have, so I try to conserve it. -Mark Twain

Written by: dee on Fri, Aug 12 2011.

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SGM Leadership Coming to an SBC Church Near You?

Mon, Aug 01 2011
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SGM Leadership Coming to an SBC Church Near You?

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. -Oscar Wilde

Written by: dee on Mon, Aug 01 2011.

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Is Racial Solidarity Really Possible in the SBC?

Mon, Jun 27 2011
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Is Racial Solidarity Really Possible in the SBC?

Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. -G.K. Chesterton         There can be no doubt that the Southern Baptist Convention plans to increase its membership roll in the coming years by adding more color, as in skin tones (and we applaud this long overdue strategy). Even before the SBC Annual Meeting took place, seminarians made public pronouncements that the next president of the convention should be African-American. Here is how it was reported in the Associated Baptist Press:   “A seminary professor says the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention should be an African-American. Russell Moore, dean of the school of theology and senior vice president for academic administration at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said via Twitter that he thinks Southern Baptists should elect Fred Luter next year when the convention meets in New Orleans.”   The article later states:     “In his own Twitter feed, (Danny) Akin indicated that he agreed with Moore that Luter would be a good choice to make history as the first black president of the convention formed in 1845, a split with northern Baptists over slavery.”     And as previously reported, Continue reading →

Written by: deb on Mon, Jun 27 2011.

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Making History at the 2011 SBC Annual Meeting

Sat, Jun 18 2011
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Making History at the 2011 SBC Annual Meeting

"John Calvin claimed church succession came through the Baptists." Bishop Bossuct in a letter to Calvin LINK         The 2011 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention is now HISTORY, and there can be no doubt that the SBC has indeed made history in three significant ways at this two-day event.   Low Attendance   First, the 2011 Annual Meeting in Phoenix had the lowest attendance since 1944 when SBC messengers met in Atlanta, Georgia. The 1944 attendance was 4,301. In case you are wondering how large the SBC membership was back then, Ed Stetzer has provided a graph of membership growth in the SBC beginning in 1950. According to that chart, the Southern Baptist Convention had approximately 7 million members in 1950.    As reported by Bryant Wright, president of the SBC, the total number of messengers certified at the 2011 Phoenix gathering was 4,065 when the first order of business took place. By the end of the first day, that number had grown to 4,780. Perhaps they used the old SBC busing tactic to increase attendance. When the vote for the 2nd vice president took place the second and final day of the meeting, attendance Continue reading →

Written by: deb on Sat, Jun 18 2011.

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Can the SBC Ever Recover from Its Downward “Trajectory”?

Mon, Jun 13 2011
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Can the SBC Ever Recover from Its Downward “Trajectory”?

"For years, Baptist college and seminary professors taught ministers to maintain confidentiality at all costs…to maintain silence as much as possible."   -Jan Daehnert, director of minister/church relations, Baptist General Convention of Texas, 2002       Hear ye, hear ye! The 2011 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention will now come to order…   Yes, the SBC’s two-day business meeting kicks off tomorrow, and it will be interesting to see how leaders address the declining numbers regarding conference attendance, baptisms, and membership, which clearly indicate the denomination is in BIG trouble. As happened last year, you can watch it live by going to this link.     How Low Can the Numbers Go?   As Southern Baptists gather in Phoenix to conduct business, a logical question would be – how many Southern Baptists will be there? Wade Burleson predicts that around 5,000 will attend. (link)  Burleson made the following statement in a recent blog post:   “Attendance at this year's Southern Baptist Convention will be the lowest in nearly five decades, struggling to reach 5,000 in attendance.”   Peter Lumpkins has also estimated attendance to be around 5,000 (link). That’s extremely poor representation for a denomination that claims to have more Continue reading →

Written by: deb on Mon, Jun 13 2011.

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Spiritual Abuse: The Public Speaks Back and the Church Just Whines

Fri, Mar 04 2011
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Spiritual Abuse: The Public Speaks Back and the Church Just Whines

@font-face { font-family: “Cambria”; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } "In the midst of a world of light and love, of song and feast and dance, [Lucifer] could find nothing to think of more interesting than his own prestige."     CS Lewis    A Preface to Paradise Lost    freefoto.com     Pain. That is what surprised me. So many people have experienced unrelenting pain that began at the hands of callous pastors and Christian leaders. Naively, many of those hurt had once thought that the church would be a loving family that would love and support each other in the pursuit of the faith. And many churches encouraged this sort of thought process. “ Come to church, find Jesus, and find a family.” Some groups even refer to themselves as a “family.”     However, because sin is always present, both in the members AND the leaders/pastors, this ideal has been shattered for many. For some, church becomes the first place in which new Christians experience heartache. Years ago, I had no idea that churches could cause such pain. But, experience and personal reports have convinced Continue reading →

Written by: dee on Fri, Mar 04 2011.

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