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I’m back from the convention, partially because of church tonight and partially because it was a very discouraging experience for me.

My 1st Convention Experience

I won’t air my criticisms here, at least not until I’ve had more time to pray. But I am freshly convicted of the priority of godliness, humility and no-spin-truth-telling in my own life.

I think the best summation of what I observed at the convention was written by Dr. Donal Whitney. On his website is an article titled THE ALMOST INEVITABLE RUIN OF EVERY MINISTER . . . AND HOW TO AVOID IT. This afternoon I printed this article and spend about and hour reading and praying through its message.

I would encourage you to do the same. Whatever your feelings about the SBC, this article was a good antidote for several dangers in your heart (and very much in mine).

Thank You

I want to say things to everyone who introduced themselves to me in Indy. It was a little awkward for me, since I don’t consider myself someone “out there” in denominational life. But it was nice to hear how SBC Voices is helping connect Southern Baptists through their blogs.

What story does these numbers tell?

I was curious about the difference between the 2004 SBC Indy and the 2008 SBC Indy. Here are the best numbers I could find, you write the story.

• 2004 - “about 8,500″ via 2004 BP News story
• 2008 - “7,196″ via 2008 BP News Blog

So, there were roughly 1,304 fewer messengers in the same city, only four years later. That’s around a 15% drop in attendance.

Any theories?

See you at the convention.