State Conventions

11 October by Brandon Smith

BGCT: Are They the Bad Guys?

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Since the controversy in Texas regarding the Baptist Faith & Message (2000), the Baptist General Convention of Texas has been vilified as the liberals of the state, especially considering the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention formed to affirm the BFM and its support of inerrancy and the roles of women. My question is, is the BGCT as “bad” as advertised by [...]

28 March by Jason Smathers

Autonomy of the local church?

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The Arizona Southern Baptist Convention provides sample bylaws, articles of incorporation, property deeds, and other legal documents for church plants. One of the clauses in these documents is a reverter clause which transfers all the church’s assets to the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention in the case that the church ceases to be a Southern Baptist [...]

12 January by Jeff Musgrave

Being Southern Baptist in a Northern Latitude and Attitude

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I grew up in the south, where there was a Southern Baptist church on seemingly every corner.  I was raised in an SBC church that was a scant 1/4 mile from our house.  We were part of an association that spanned a couple of counties and included dozens of churches plus our own associational church [...]

13 May by Jason Smathers

Liberty University, SBC of Virginia and Ergun Caner

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In Ergun Caner is a real ex-Muslim, I challenged the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia to be wise stewards of God’s cooperative program resources and prayerfully consider if Liberty University is bringing God glory.  I did this because I assumed that the SBC of Virginia was supporting Liberty University financially.  I was wrong.  Brandon Picket, Director of [...]

9 March by Dave Miller

Dr. Chapman, Dr. Rankin: Clash of the Titans

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On February 10, Dr. Morris Chapman addressed the state executive directors in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho and made some comments that were critical of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force interim report. On March 8, Dr. Jerry Rankin wrote a blog which was very critical of Dr. Chapman’s report. Let me say a couple of things [...]

25 April by SelahV

“We Are Out To Change The World”

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That was the theme of matriculation when my husband enrolled at Boyce Bible School (College today), in 1979.  We were so excited.  We sold our home, the majority of our belongings, said good-bye to family, packed up our children, and caravaned with another couple from East Hartford, Connecticut to Louisville, Kentucky.  We had no solid revelation as [...]

9 April by Jeff Musgrave

A Cooperative Opportunity

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With all the recent talk about our strength in cooperation, I thought this was a timely request.  I have written a couple of posts and comments here about the Dakota Baptist Convention and our spirit of cooperation.  Later this month, the DBC is hosting an evangelism conference in Fargo, ND called Pulse.  You can look [...]

26 March by Jeff Musgrave

An Unconventional Convention

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I have been following the InternetMonk’s recent posts about the Southern Baptist Convention with interest.  I can identify with some of the themes that he is talking about and some of the issues, and I think some of the solutions are already in our midst as well.  I would like to give you some insight [...]