February 2012

29 February by Andrew Wencl

Sixteen Reasons Not To Read any More Articles on the Name Change (or Why the Lone Ranger Didn’t Ride a Hobby Horse)

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1 SBC Name Change: What I HOPE Happens Today 2/20 2 My Wife Lucretia 2/20 3 Legally: SBC // Informally: Great Commission Baptists 2/20 4 Observations on “Great Commission Baptists” 2/20 5 The “Great Cop-Out Baptist” Convention 2/21 6 How Nicknames Work 2/21 7 Skirting Southern Sin 2/23 8 Why I Like “Great Commission Baptists” [...]

29 February by Guest Blogger

THE SBC IDENTITY CRISIS: A RESPONSE TO PETER LUMPKINS By Wm. Dwight McKissic, Sr.

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Peter Lumpkins posted a provocative piece concerning the SBC/GCB name change proposal that prompted me to opine and pontificate with regard to my posture on this proposition. I’m in favor of a name change because of regional, racial and public relational baggage/issues associated with the current name. However, I agree with you: if the original [...]

29 February by Mike Bergman

Why I have a more exclusive wedding policy…

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One of the practical, and usually fun, outworkings of pastoral ministry is performing marriages.  Yet as pastors, we are faced with a bit of a dilemma—we live in a culture of diverse peoples, backgrounds, and beliefs, yet the Bible doesn’t explicitly tell us which marriages we can oversee and which we cannot.  In fact, the [...]

28 February by Rick Patrick

Twenty POLITE Reasons to Oppose GCB (Part One of Four)

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It is fashionable these days to suggest that anyone who disagrees with you is sowing seeds of discord, displaying a nasty attitude that is bitter or snarky. In this article I intend to strike a clear, articulate and principled tone discussing only the subject of the name change study process and result while not insulting [...]

28 February by Jared Moore

Al Mohler, The Super Nerd

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God even uses nerds for His glory!

28 February by Mike Leake

Sleeping Away Our Mission Field

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“God put Jonah in the midst of a serious situation with seriously broken people, and he slept” –D. Patrick & M. Carter from For the City This one hurt. I’ve been Jonah way too many times.  My excuse has always been the same, “my wife and I are planning to move soon, this is only temporary, [...]

27 February by Dave Miller

Divorce, Remarriage and Ministry: Were Paul’s Views Scripture or Opinion?

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Red Letter Authority Most of the Bibles I had when I was a kid had the words of Jesus in red letters.  That can be a helpful study tool if you are looking to find something Jesus said in the gospels, but it can also cause problems in Bible Study.  Every word Jesus spoke was [...]

27 February by Micah Fries

Anatomy of a Name Change (By Micah Fries)

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When the invitation of Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) President Bryant Wright came to serve on a task force dedicated to deliberating the possibility of changing the name of the SBC, I was thankful for the invitation and excited to serve with other men and women who care about the SBC. I was not sure what [...]

27 February by Dave Miller

The “GCB” Debate: An Apology, a Plea, an Aspiration

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It has been nearly a week since the Task Force reported its findings to the Executive Committee of the SBC and it is safe to say a lively discussion has ensued.  Several people have commented here that the issue of the name change is not that significant and that we should be talking about other [...]

26 February by Dave Miller

Can You Help Me – I May Get Fired

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I realized this morning during Sunday School that I had a very small split in my trousers.  I thought I was good to go. After our second service (where I stood at the front with my back to the crowd the whole time) I realized my pants were split pretty much all the way.  I’m [...]

25 February by Dave Miller

Did the Task Force Violate SBC Bylaws?

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Howell Scott, in the comment stream on Rick Patrick’s article, “Informal Descriptor or Officially Approved Optional Replacement Name”used SBC Bylaws section 19 as proof that Bryant Wright’s appointment of the Name Change Task Force was inappropriate. I would like to take a moment and address the specific issues that Howell raised. I am not a [...]

25 February by Dave Miller

Identify that Superhero…

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                          Is this: Joe Blackmon? David Worley? Dave Miller? I’ll never tell!  

24 February by Rick Patrick

Informal Descriptor or Officially Approved Optional Replacement Name?

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Since 1845 our Southern Baptist ship has sailed without the banner of an informal descriptor. Now that we are being asked to choose whether or not to adopt one, we must consider: “What exactly is an informal descriptor?” 1. It is not merely a nickname. Nicknames are given by people who just start using them [...]

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